26 Amendments of Tatjana ŽDANOKA related to 2015/2320(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound report (2012) Public measures to support self-employment and job creation in one- person and micro enterprises;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)
Citation 20 b (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound report (2011) SMEs in the crisis: Employment, industrial relations and local partnership;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 c (new)
Citation 20 c (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound report (2011) Employee representation at establishment level in Europe;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 d (new)
Citation 20 d (new)
- having regard to the Eurofound report (2014) Social dialogue in micro and small companies;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2015 on the Green Employment Initiative: Tapping into the job creation potential of the green economy 2a __________________ 2a Text adopted, P8_TA(2015)0264
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas employee representation and social dialogue are not as widespread in SMEs as they are in larger companies and trade unions in some countries are making it a priority to try to increase employee representation in SMEs, for example by trying to encourage the establishment of works councils in SMEs 1a; __________________ 1aEurofound report (2011) Employee representation at establishment level in Europe
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas in many countries working conditions and factors such as working hours are more flexible and informally arranged in SMEs than in larger companies 1b; __________________ 1bEurofound report (2011) SMEs in the crisis: Employment, industrial relations and local partnership
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas business transfers to employees under the cooperative form as a well-working type of business transfers proven their high survival rates;1c __________________ 1cCECOP publication (2013) Business Transfers to Employees under the Form of a Cooperative in Europe
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the Green sector was one of the main net creators of jobs in Europe during the recession and SMEs with a long-term plan to operate in the Green economy create jobs that are more resilient to the current externalities of the globalised economy2b; __________________ 2bEP Resolution of 8 July 2015 on the Green Employment Initiative: Tapping into the job creation potential of the green economy
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in order to ensure better conditions for job creation for the SME sector Member States must address the following problems, which are unequally present in different regions: skills scarcity and brain drain; regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty, including tax regulations; access to finance, such as a start-up capital; the motivation of the owner-manager to grow the business and to take some risks; access to new technologies and resources for more effective management; the shadow economy; and the de facto privileged position of multinational corporations (MNCs);
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that labour costs have an impact on SMEs’ job creation potential and can influence competitiveness;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, however that high level workers' protection has to be guaranteed at all times and that lowering labour costs by reducing workers’ protection is not a correct means of achieving lower unemployment, and that, in addition, reducing workers’ rights induces higher skills outflows, exposing SMEs to shortages of skilled workers;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that SMEs have an important role to play in creating green jobs; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure policies and funding to support SMEs that help realising the Green economy;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned at the growing phenomenon of bogus self-employment across the EU, which cannot be considered in positive terms as contributing to the ‘growing number of micro-enterprises’, but, rather, causes precariousness of employment, leads to low level working conditions and lack of social protection, and undermines the image of entrepreneurship;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Is concerned about the precarious working conditions of a high number of self-employed workers and their increasing levels of poverty; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote micro and small enterprises collaborative networks under the cooperative form (such as cooperatives of individual producers, cooperatives of freelancers, cooperatives of SMEs, activity and employment cooperatives) as those networks considerably reinforce the sustainability and the employment potential of the constituent units;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the Investment Plan for Europe, which is designed to create new jobs and boost innovation, and hopes that the European Investment Project Portal, as a transparent pipeline for investable projects in the EU, will help orientate investors towards existing opportunities, in favour of financing SMEs and start-up development as the fastesta possible way to reduce unemployment;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that EU and national policies should not only focus on SMEs start-ups and creation of new jobs in SMEs and calls on the Commission and Member States to continue to support business transfers as an tool for maintaining existing jobs in SMEs that risk closing down; calls for the promotion of business transfers to employees under the cooperative form as a well-working type of business transfers;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that the artificial academisation of specific professions is not helpful if one wishes to tackle the problem of skills scarcities in SMEs; calls for encouraging more informal training including on the job training and knowledge sharing among staff; believes that vocational education and training (VET), and especially dual systems operated in cooperation with SMEs and social partners, should be given more public support with attention also given to increasing the attractiveness of VET to young people; points out that a dual education system used in one Member State cannot be copied blindly into another Member State;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that quality internship and apprenticeship schemes within SMEs should be promoted by Member States, including through financial incentives and by establishing national legal quality frameworks on internships and apprenticeships, ensuring in particular employment protection and adequate social security coverage;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Member States to create opportunities for young people to acquire entrepreneurship skills; also stresses the importance of mentoring for young entrepreneur as well as to better recognise and validate non formal education and skills; also stresses the importance of support that is not only relevant for start-ups, but also early-phase entrepreneurship such as mentoring for young entrepreneurs, to improve survival rates and sustainability of companies;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’ programme, which helps provide aspiring European entrepreneurs with theuseful skills necessary to start and/or successfully run a small business;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to adopt favourable legislative frameworks for young graduates who are employed by an SME or are starting up an enterprise including through facilitating young entrepreneurs' access to credit, while ensuring adequate social protection and employment protection for young workers;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Member States to promote the creation and development of cooperative enterprises as they have proven to be more resilient during the crisis and less subject to job losses than the average enterprise as well as to create quality jobs that do not delocalise;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of SME- friendly efficient, flexible and responsive public administration in the Member States in order to promote entrepreneurship values, facilitate the growth of SMEs and enable them to achieve their full quality job creation potential;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to remove the remaining unjustified administrative barriers with a view to facilitating market access for micro- enterprises and SMEs from other Member States;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Points out that SMEs across Europe are characterised by a diversity of business models and legal forms and that a playing field should be guaranteed for all of them, including social economy actors;