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9 Amendments of Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI related to 2011/2006(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned, however,Takes the view that greater harmonisation may have a negapositive impact on the EU’s and Member States’ competitiveness and, therefore, on enhance both potential employment opportunities and worker protection measures;
2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that, although employment law is the responsibility of the Member States and that any debate surrounding, the establishment of common rules on insolvency must not include any reference to common rules on employment lawcould result in better EU- wide coordination in this area;
2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 of Directive 2008/94/EC, the length of the period for which outstanding claims are to be met by the guarantee institution is still too short and the ceilings for such payments are still too low, not least owing to the major disparities existing between Member States in terms of implementation of the directive; calls, accordingly, for them to be increased;
2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with regretconcern the increasing number of workers affected by insolvency proceedings which can be attributed to the economic crisis, and notes that systemically-relevant cross-border financial institutions play a crucial role in this areaand considers this to be indicative of the extremely serious economic and social impact that the crisis is having;
2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that Directive 2008/94/EC has met its objectiveis a useful means of ensuring a minimum degree of protection for employees in the event of insolvency, whilst maintaining adequate flexibility for Member Statesbut points out that there are still major and excessive disparities between Member States in terms of its implementation, and calls for those disparities to be removed;
2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Does not consider it necessary to set a minimum figure for the payments made by the guarantee institution at European level;deleted
2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the changing nature of employment contracts across the EU and the diversity of such contracts within Member States; considers it counterproductivenecessary, therefore, to seek to define ‘employee’ at European level;
2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that Directive 2008/94/EC explicitly includes in its scope part-time employees, employees with a fixed-term contract and employees with a temporary employment relationship, and considers that greater protection in the event of insolvency should also be afforded to employees on non-standard contracts;
2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that the role played by guarantee institutions should be backed up by appropriate involvement of the social partners;
2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL