Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2015/2255(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Social dumping in the EU (A8-0255/2016 - Guillaume Balas) FR
Amendments (12)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the important role that European employers’ federations and trade union can play in the struggle against social dumping;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the problem of social dumping stems mainly from cases of fraud in violation of the European legislation in force;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the scope for action on the part of the host Member State's labour inspectors is relatively limited in the context of the joint monitoring actions carried out when fraud is suspected (simple physical reinforcement, no possibility of taking statements);
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas most Member States have not yet transposed Directive 2014/67/EU, even though the deadline is 18 June 2016;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Calls on those Member States which have not yet done so to transpose Directive 2014/67/EU in order to ensure its effective application as soon as possible;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Ccalls for the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspectors, composed of at least one expert per Member State seconded to EU level, subject to guarantees of their independence in relation to their Member State of origin, to carry out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies', which body would work in coordination with the platform for combating undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involved;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the implementation by Member States of electronic systems for registering the prior declaration of posting missions; standardised databases to register prior declarations of posting missions; declarations should include the following information: a) General information concerning a worker or a self-employer worker: particulars of the worker or the self- employed worker, start and end dates of the posting, interim sector or construction sector, actual place of employment where services will be provided, particulars of the client or commissioner b) Specific and additional information concerning a worker particulars of the employer, worker’s working hours
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to guarantee the interoperability of systems and direct access to said systems;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the competent authorities should be able to suspend the provision of services in cases of serious breaches of legislation on postings; considers that the amount of the fines should exceed employees' contributions; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to harmonise the minimum penalties for social fraud in connection with the posting of workers, so that, on the basis of the penalties imposed, an EU- wide list can be drawn up of companies found guilty of breaching the law in this area; calls on the Commission to assess the scope for broadening the remit of the future European Public Prosecutor's Office to cover social fraud;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. REmphasises the need to certify data concerning the payment of social security contributions in the Member State of origin; in that connection, recalls its appeal for the creation of 'a forgery-proof European social security card (...) on which could be stored all the data needed to verify the bearer’s employment relationship'11; wishes all the information associated with the worker's postings to feature on this card; in the meantime, calls on the Commission to immediately harmonise Form A1; __________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA- 2014-0012+0+DOC+XML+V0//FR
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9