8 Amendments of Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL related to 2015/2255(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to swiftly implement all relevant social legislation covering the transport sector; strongly urges the Commission to monitor more closely the implementation, increase cross- border cooperation in this area, and for and proper enforcement of the existing legislation;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls for Member States to refrain from taking unilateral measures and implement unilateral interpretations of the EU social and labour legislation, which can seriously hinder the functioning of the internal market; recalls that in no case social and labour issues should be used as an excuse to prevent market access and stifle healthy competition among operators; Calls the Commission to present a guideline to clarify the national implementation of existing EU legislation and to further harmonization the carrying out of controls;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend such business practices as precarious contracts (bogus self-employment, zero-hour contracts, pay-to-fly-schemes, etc.), letter-box companies and flags of convenience in order to ensure the social protection of workerstake appropriate measures to combat the widespread use of contract conditions that put the social protection of workers at risk, as well as to combat letter-box companies and flags of convenience;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for the Commission to treat social aspects as a major priority of the road package, including measures to ensure legal clarity and better implementation of rules governing working conditions, social and welfare rights, wages and social responsibility; urges the Member States to ensure the proper enforcement of national legislation regarding social and welfare rights, wages and social responsibility; supports the implementation of measures allowing hauliers to have their rest periods in their places of origin;
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 179 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the social dimensionTakes note of the Aviation Package published by the Commission must be strengthened as employment and working conditions are directly linked to the maintenance of the safety and security of both passengers and staff; underlines furthermore, in this connection,and underlines the need for the Commission and the Member States to monitor and ensure proper enforcement of national social legislation and collective agreements for airlines having operational bases on EU territory;
Amendment 208 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, in the maritime sector, the Commission should promote the recruitment and retention of skilled European-based seafarers to stop European officers being replaced by crew from third countries; considers furthermore that the Commission should create provisions enabling EU-controlled tonnage to be returned to flags of EU Member States; considers it vital, in this regard, to ensure sufficient transparency in terms of the tax regimes implemented in the Member States and prevent concealed state aid that distorts the internal market;
Amendment 223 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, without prejudice to national and Union law, including collective agreements between social partners, the competent authority should require the designated provider of port and railway services to establish staff working conditions on the basis of binding national, regional or local social standards and to implement the compulsory transfer of staff in the event of public calls for tender for a change in service provider;