4 Amendments of Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER related to 2015/0000(INI)
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that some labour reforms have introduced new contractual formulas that, according to the Commission, have increased precariousness in the labour markets; of particular concern are some Member States whose rates of temporary employment are over 90 % for new contracts, which particularly affects young people and women and which, according to the OECD1, is one of the direct causes of increasing inequality; calls on the Member States to set up synergies between national policies and the European cohesion policy in order to reinforce the effect on these priority groups; __________________ 1 OECD report ‘In it together: Why less inequality benefits all’, 21 May 2015.
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take note of the IMF2 report on the causes and consequences of inequality, which states that the increase in the income gap is negatively affecting economic growth and the potential for job creation; calls for immediate and effective action on labour taxation, labour markets and redistributive policies to facilitate greater and upward economic and social convergence; __________________ 2 IMF report ‘Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective’, June 2015.
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that high rates in long-term unemployment in the EU, especially in some Member States, are resulting in an increasing number of workers losing their benefits before finding a new job; considers it regrettable that manysome Member States have limited access to such benefits or have reduced the amount available and/or the eligibility period for them; considers it important to maintain a balance between adequate social protection and adequate incentives for active job searching; calls for a specific study on such incentives at EU level, and calls on the Member States to guarantee minimum income schemes to avoid pockets of social exclusion and ensure a minimum income to families;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the fact that, according to an IMF report3, the progressivity of tax systems has been weakened in recent years, resulting in increasing inequality; considers that the tax wedge has been much higher for low-wage workers and SMEs with higher effective tax rates; points out the importance of reducing taxes for labour and enterprises in pursuit of more redistributive formshe burdens on enterprises in order to open up their employment potential; insists that these must be accompanied by measures to encourage enterprises to employ people experiencing the greatest problems in the job market; __________________ 3 IMF report ‘Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective’, June 2015.