7 Amendments of Małgorzata HANDZLIK related to 2008/2035(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that, in the case of workers benefiting from freedom of movement, undeclared work may be due to a lack of familiarity with the relevant provisions; calls therefore on the Member States to mount public information campaigns to raise awareness of this matter among workers and employers;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to review Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services1, in particularMember States to reinforce administrative cooperation and exchanges of information between the competent national authorities (workplace inspectors, tax administrations, social security bodies) to prevent undeclared work and remedy the situation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to study the contribution thatconsider whether the systems put in place by Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market, including points of single contact, could make tobe useful and operational for the purposes of the fight against undeclared work;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the number of cases of undeclared work in subcontracting chains could be substantially cut by a system placing greater responsibility on contractors and developers.might be cut by a system of national provisions requiring contractors and developers to act responsibly and fairly;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States to work together to reduce the amount of undeclared work and to implement policies suited to their specific requirements;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Urges the Member States to carry out an analysis of the legal provisions that act as a barrier to legal employment and to make the necessary changes to those provisions, with a view in particular to helping to reduce labour costs, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Encourages Member States to make use of the policy tools they have at their disposal which combine both preventive action and sanctions aiming at transforming undeclared work into regular employment, and where possible to coordinate the use of those tools in order to achieve greater coherence throughout the internal market.