33 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2012/2061(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
Heading 1
with recommendations to the Commission on a Code of Practice on the Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and managem in the event of restructuring,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the crisis which began in 2008 has served to speed up the rate of change sharply; whereas ithat crisis has added to the structural pressures to adapt to change resulting from globalisation's more immediate constraints which subject undertakings, workers, territories and governments to critical tensionrequire companies and their employees to make such changes as are necessary to safeguard competitiveness and protect jobs;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas good information and consultation in relation to restructuring means a more intelligent, proactive, responsible and strategic manner, which willcan contribute to making undertakings and the Union more competitive, as well as sending out a message of certainty and transparency to European citizens at a time of crisis;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requests the Commission to submit to the Parliament within three months of the date of adoption of this resolution on the basis of Article 225 of the Treaty, a legislative proposal for a direCode of Good Practivce as recommended in the Annexon Restructuring;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 10
Recommendation 1, Recital 10
(10) Such an Union framework should apply to major companies and groups of companies, those which employ on the territory of the Union at least 500 workers, and to restructuring operations of a certain dimension, covering at least 100 workers in a single company or 500 employees in a company and its dependent comp. Restructuring is defined as any change in a company that falls within the scope of the Collective Redundancies or one or more Member States over a period of three monthTransfer of Undertakings Directives.
Amendment 166 #
2. Long-term strategic planning shall includGood practice require that companies should put in place human resources, employment and skills objectives that focus on developing, on a permanent basis, the skills and competences of the workforce in order to increase the competitiveness of the company and its capacity of adaptation, as well as to increase the employability of employees and to managenhance their internal and external mobility.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 4, paragraph 3
Recommendation 4, paragraph 3
3. To that end, companies shall recognise the right of every employee to benefit from appropriate training. Eand employees shall recognise that education and lifelong learning are necessary to enhance their employability and shall accept relevant training offers.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, title
Recommendation 5, title
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, introductory part
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, introductory part
2. To that end,Good practice provides for companies shallto establish, in co-operation with employees' representatives and other relevant stakeholders human resource development plans tailored to their own individual circumstances. Examples of such good practice include, but are not limited to:
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point a
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point a
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2 b, subpoint 6
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2 b, subpoint 6
– training packages, if needed, in co- operation with external stakeholdersrograms, both in-house and externally;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b subpoint 8
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b subpoint 8
– specific training measures to tackle possible negative or problematic developmentdeal with identified problems.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 3
Recommendation 5, paragraph 3
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 3 a (new)
Recommendation 5, paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The training needs of individual employees should be reviewed on a regular basis and appropriate training solutions identified, where necessary.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 b (new)
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. After having considered the information provided the employees' representatives may, within a reasonable time, offer an opinion on the measures envisaged which can be taken into account by the company when finalising its decisions.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 c (new)
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The local economic actors, in particular companies and their employees in a situation of dependence in relation to the restructuring company should also be informed from the beginning about the proposed restructuring.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 7, paragraph 3
Recommendation 7, paragraph 3
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, paragraph 2
Recommendation 8, paragraph 2
2. In particular, good practice suggests that companies shallould consider the following options as alternatives for redundancies:
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 9
Recommendation 9
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 10, paragraph 1
Recommendation 10, paragraph 1
1. When a restructuring operation has major local effects, companies shall seek to develop complementarities and synergies betweenis being contemplated the company should actively engage with its employees and their preparatory action and the actions of the all the otresentatives, and with the public authorities where actors, with a view toppropriate, to discuss ways of maximising the re- employment opportunities of employees at risk of being or to be made redundant, in order to encouraging economic and social re-conversion and to developing new economic activities generating jobsthose who may be made redundant.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 10, paragraph 2
Recommendation 10, paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in Recommendation 7 shall cover, as far as possible, the employees of companies that are dependent, in particular as a result of subcontracting or a supply contract. Dependent companies and their workers shall, in any event, be informed of those measuresDependent companies and their workers should, be kept fully informed about the restructuring insofar as such information is required or useful for their own adaptation and for the management of the restructuring process within those companies.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3
3. In regions affected by structural change, public authorities shallould consider, as appropriate:
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point a
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point a
a) createing permanent bodies, networks or observatories to monitor change processes;
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point b
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point b
b) promoteing territorial employment pacts aimed at favouring employment creation and adaptation;
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point c
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point c
c) promoteing or create mechanisms facilitating employment transitions;
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point d
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point d
d) implementing training actions benefiting small and medium-sized companies and their employees and support dialogue and co-operation between these and large companies;
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point e
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point e
e) favouring regional employment and economic and social re-conversion.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 12, paragraph 1
Recommendation 12, paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the obligations of companies resulting from national laws or practices, public authorities shall co- ould, where possible and subject to national budgetary constraints, co-finance employability measures that favour employees of companies undergoing restructuring, insofar as this type of support is necessary or appropriate for allowing them to quickly re-enter the labour market.
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 13
Recommendation 13
Member States shall designate the public authorities, at national, regional or local level that are responsible for the purposes of the Direis Code of Practivce.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 14, Title
Recommendation 14, Title
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, Title
Recommendation 16, Title
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, paragraph 1
Recommendation 16, paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide fortake such measures as are appropriate measures to bring the event of failure to comply with the Directive; in particular, they shall ensure that adequate admiis Code to the attention of their national social partners' organistrative or judicial procedures are available to enable the obligations deriving from the Directive to be enforcedons who, in turn, should be encouraged to publicise it widely among their members.