18 Amendments of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2009/2220(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas non-standard employment, such as part-time, casual or fixed-term work, temporary agency work, self- employment, independent or home working and teleworking, has grown significantly since 1990 whileand continuinges to be regarded as ‘atypical’ employment because it does not entitle workers to the same social and trade union rights,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the financial and economic crisis mayis leading to unstable labour markets and rising social exclusion,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the unemployment rate within the EU 27 has risen to 10% (2009), which is the same level as that in the USA, and unemployment is unlikely to peak before the secondfirst half of 20101,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas labour turnover is higher among women than men (five percentage points difference) and among younger workers (aged under 24), and decreases with rising levels of education, showing that change is more often imposed than chosen and is linked to short-term, insecure contracts,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas in some Member States there has been an increase in the incidence of undeclared work, which could lead to serious economic (particularly fiscal), social and political problems,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the assessment of flexicurity is complex and a holistic approach is essential, showing the combination of and interaction betweencombining the four dimensions of contractual arrangements, lifelong learning, active labour market policies and modern social security systems and the interactions between them,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls upon the 2010 spring European Council for clear guidance and concrete measures towards safeguarding employment and creating job opportunities for high-quality jobs in the framework of an ambitious EU2020 Strategy;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue the efforts made by the Mission for Flexicurity to assist Member States in promoting flexicurity principles, and pPoints out that mutual learning and exchanges of good practice, as well as the open method of coordination, are essential tools for coordinating Member States’ different policy approaches;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Member States to develop active intervention policies giving workers who re-enter the labour market an entitlement to individual support during the period strictly necessary for them to become more employable throughdevelop their training and /or (re)qualification; unemployed people should re-enter the labour market quickly even if their contracts are atypical, the most important consideration being to keep people in the labour market;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to create high-quality jobs, including green jobs, and to ensure social cohesion; considers, therefore, that people are more likely to accept the efforts required of them if those efforts are perceived to be fair and to facilitate employment and social integration;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that flexicurity should be defined as combining flexibility and secursecurity and flexibility on the labour market, so as to help increase both productivity and the quality of jobs by guaranteeing security, while allowing firms the flexibility needed to create jobs in response to the changing needs of the market; is of the opinion that flexibility and security requirements are not contradictory and are mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that, especially in the context of the present economic situation, implementing flexicurity is even more necessary, rRecalls that application of flexibility principles requires ambitious structural reforms based on a solid consensus;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that companies do not trust the labour markethave no confidence in the future and regard it as unreliable in the context of the current economic crisis, and that they lack long- term vision and access to credit enabling them to recruit and invest;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls, in the context of modern work organisation, for the creation of flexible and secure contractual arrangements; nevertheless believes that employment contracts of an indefinite duration shouldmust stay the main form of employment, while bearing in mind that some people prefer atypical contracts, especially for students or young people who need a diversity of experience, but who should not be discriminated against by such contracts;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to eliminatesimplify certain administrative burdens in order to facilitate the business environment, especially for SMEs;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls upon the Member States to report on the state of play regarding implementation of flexicurity pathways and to quantify the number of jobs created by making contracts more flexible;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that the contribution of the European and national social partners to achieving the EU2020 Strategy is particularly important with regard to reaching the employment targets and implementing the flexicurity agendaagenda through a balanced approach;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that collective bargaining has proven to be an effective instrument for maintaining employment and that it allows companies to find flexible solutions to deal with the economic downturn;