14 Amendments of Renate WEBER related to 2014/0124(COD)
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The abuse of the status of self- employed, either at national level or in cross-border situations, is frequently associated with undeclared work. Bogus self-employment occurs when a person is declared as self-employed while fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship, in order to avoid certain legal or fiscal obligations. Bogus self-employment is, therefore, falsely declared work and should come under the scope of the Platform.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) As well as measures to deter undeclared work Member States should examine incentives to support compliance with declared work and such incentives could include a phased reduction in unemployment payments, a retention of a reducing proportion of their welfare payments and/or secondary benefits.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The strengthening of cooperation among Member States at EU level is necessary to help Member States to prevent and deter undeclared work more efficiently and effectively. The goal of the strengthened cooperation must be to encourage declared work by making declared work associated with less bureaucracy and administration thereby making sure that undeclared work is the less attractive option.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Platform will aim to facilitate the exchange of best practices and information, provide a framework at EU level to develop expertise and analysis, and improve operational coordination of actions between the different national enforcement authorities of the Member States. Additionally, the Platform will aim at sharing best practices of clear and simple regulation between Member States which will reduce the risks of unintended errors especially among self-employed persons and SMEs.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Platform will aim to facilitate the exchange of best practices and information, provide a framework at EU level to develop expertise and analysis, enhance knowledge, thus creating a knowledge bank available to all member States and improve operational coordination of actions between the different national enforcement authorities of the Member States.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Taking into consideration that the main responsibility to tackle undeclared work lies with the Member States and that according to Member States’ legislation there are several enforcement bodies which fight against it, each Member State should be given the possibility to decide at which level they will engage in each action taken by the Platform.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Platform should make use of all relevant sources of information, in particular studies, bilateral agreements concluded between Member States and multilateral cooperation projects and create synergies between existing EU level instruments and structures to maximise the deterrent or preventive effect of these measures. The operational coordination of actions of the Member States could take the form of joint trainings, peer reviews and solutions for data sharing. European campaigns or common strategies could increase the awareness of undeclared work. Any recommendations from the Platform must be voluntary for Member States to implement.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) with respect to the representatives of EEA EFTA states., arrangements shall be made under the relevant provisions of the EEA Agreement, specifying in particular the nature, extent and manner in which these countries will participate in the Platform’s work, including provisions relating to participation in the initiatives undertaken by the Platform, financial contributions and staff;
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving cooperation between Member States’ different enforcement authorities at EU level to prevent and deter undeclared work, including bogus self- employment, more efficiently and effectively,
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CoordinatEncourage cross-border operational actions and communication between local and regional officials of border regions about such actions.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) AdDevelopt non-binding guidelines for inspectors, handbooks of good practice and common principles of inspections to tackle undeclared work,. As there is a cross- border and European dimension to this issue, Member States shall notify the Platform of the extent to which these guidelines are being implemented and progress made in combating undeclared work.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In accordance with national legislation, regional authorities shall be involved in appointing representatives as members of the Platform.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
(5) The Commission shall inform regularly the European Parliament and the Council about the activities of the Platform annually and whenever needed as well, upon request.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Platform shall, where possible, refrain from the duplication by works already undertaken be these other bodies and it shall instead coordinate with them towards the sharing of information.