2017/2277(INI) Pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | EMPL |
ŽITŇANSKÁ Jana ( ECR)
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BACH Georges ( PPE),
PALMER Rory ( S&D),
SELIMOVIC Jasenko ( ALDE),
LAMBERT Jean ( Verts/ALE),
AGEA Laura ( EFDD),
MÉLIN Joëlle ( ENF)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2019/03/11
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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2018/09/11
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2018/09/11
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 626 votes to 31, with 26 abstentions, a resolution on pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment.
An ageing European workforce is accompanied by a higher risk of developing chronic mental and physical health problems, including disabilities and illnesses, which make prevention, reintegration and rehabilitation important policies to keep workplaces as well as pension and social security systems sustainable.
In this context, Members called for measures to facilitate the reintegration of workers into the labour market after an injury or illness. In their view, the EU can add value by helping Member States in three ways:
( 1) Prevention and early intervention : the resolution stressed the importance of investing more in risk prevention policies and promoting a culture of prevention.
Parliament has called for better management of sickness absence in Member States and for workplaces to be more adaptable to chronic diseases and disabilities, by tackling discrimination through better enforcement of Directive 2000/78/EC on equal treatment in employment and occupation.
The Commission should encourage integration and rehabilitation measures and support Member States in their efforts to identify and exchange good practice in workplace accommodation. Eurofound should analyse the employment opportunities and employability levels of people with chronic diseases.
The forthcoming EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 should further prioritise investments, through EU funds, aimed at prolonging and promoting healthier lives and working lives, and individualised working arrangements, and at supporting recruitment and well-adapted return to work, where desired and where medical conditions allow.
Among other things, the resolution stressed the need to:
develop and implement a programme for systematically monitoring, managing and supporting workers affected by psychosocial risks, including stress, depression and burnout, in order to, inter alia, draw up effective recommendations and guidelines for combating these risks. Mental health problems and learning disabilities should be de-stigmatised; implement effective policies on healthy diets, on alcohol and tobacco consumption and on air quality , and to promote such policies at the workplace; provide workers with adequate access to healthcare to ensure early detection of the onset of physical and mental illness and facilitate the reintegration process; provide targeted additional benefits for people with disabilities or chronic diseases covering extra costs in connection with, among other things personal support and assistance, the use of specific facilities and medical and social care.
The Commission is invited to submit without delay a legal act on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
(2) Return to work : the integration of long-term unemployed individuals into employment through individually tailored measures is a key factor in fighting poverty and social exclusion. Return-to-work and reintegration policies should form part of a broader holistic approach to healthy working lives, aimed at ensuring a physically and mentally safe and healthy working environment throughout people’s working life and active and healthy ageing for all workers.
Parliament stressed the need to:
take action in cooperation with the Commission and relevant EU agencies, to counter the negative effects of long-term work absence , such as isolation, psychosocial difficulties, socioeconomic consequences and decreased employability; take a positive and work oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered a mental or physical illness or injury, including people diagnosed with terminal illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capacity and readiness to work, and organising psychological, social and employment counselling at an early stage and the adaptation of the workplace ; develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching, support and advice to employers on how to develop and implement reintegration plans while ensuring a continued dialogue between the social partners; introduce active labour market policies and policy incentives for employers in order to support the employment of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses, including by making suitable adaptations to, and breaking down barriers in, the workplace such as telework, flexitime, adapted equipment and reduced working hours or workload.
Early and/or gradual return to work (if medical conditions allow) could be accompanied by partial sickness benefits to ensure that the individuals concerned do not suffer loss of income from returning to work, while maintaining financial incentives for businesses.
( 3) Changing attitudes towards the reintegration of workers : Parliament stressed that raising awareness about occupational rehabilitation and return-to-work policies and programmes, and improved company culture , are critical success factors in the return-to-work process and in fighting negative attitudes and tackling prejudices and discrimination.
Members called on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to ensure – in their communications, guidelines and policies – that employers see the reintegration process as an opportunity to benefit from workers’ skills, competences and experience.
Parliament stressed the importance of campaigns fighting discrimination based on workers’ age, promoting prevention and health and safety at work measures. It also encouraged employers to maintain as much dialogue as possible with employees who have received a terminal diagnosis, to ensure that all necessary and possible adaptations can be made to allow the employee to carry on working if he or she so wishes.
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2018/09/11
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2018/09/10
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2018/06/12
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs adopted an own-initiative report by Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ (ECR, SK) on pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment.
In the context of an ageing European workforce , the report suggested an approach that will help identify the policy options needed to shape our labour markets in order to become: (i) more inclusive and responsive to the needs of ageing and ailing society and (ii) less prone to the loss of skills a result of inactivity in the labour market.
Members believe that the EU can add value by helping Member States in three ways:
(1) Prevention and early intervention : arguing that the quality of preventive services is essential to support businesses, the report stressed the importance of investing more in risk prevention policies and promoting a culture of prevention.
Members called on Member States to put in place functioning legislation with effective overview to ensure that employers make workplaces more inclusive for those suffering from chronic conditions and disabilities.
The Commission should encourage integration and rehabilitation measures and support Member States in their efforts to identify and exchange good practice in workplace accommodation. Eurofound should analyse the employment opportunities and employability levels of people with chronic diseases.
The forthcoming EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 should further prioritise investments, through EU funds, aimed at prolonging and promoting healthier lives and working lives, and individualised working arrangements, and at supporting recruitment and well-adapted return to work, where desired and where medical conditions allow.
Among other things, the report stressed the need to:
develop and implement a programme for systematically monitoring, managing and supporting workers affected by psychosocial risks, including stress, depression and burnout, in order to, inter alia , draw up effective recommendations and guidelines for combating these risks. Mental health problems and learning disabilities should be de-stigmatised; implement effective policies on healthy diets, on alcohol and tobacco consumption and on air quality , and to promote such policies at the workplace; provide workers with adequate access to healthcare to ensure early detection of the onset of physical and mental illness and facilitate the reintegration process; provide targeted additional benefits for people with disabilities or chronic diseases covering extra costs in connection with, among other things personal support and assistance, the use of specific facilities and medical and social care.
(2) Return to work : Members considered that return-to-work and reintegration policies should form part of a broader holistic approach to healthy working lives, aimed at ensuring a physically and mentally safe and healthy working environment throughout people’s working life and active and healthy ageing for all workers.
The report stressed the need to:
take action in cooperation with the Commission and relevant EU agencies, to counter the negative effects of long-term work absence , such as isolation, psychosocial difficulties, socioeconomic consequences and decreased employability; take a positive and work oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered a mental or physical illness or injury, including people diagnosed with terminal illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capacity and readiness to work, and organising psychological, social and employment counselling at an early stage and the adaptation of the workplace ; develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching, support and advice to employers on how to develop and implement reintegration plans while ensuring a continued dialogue between the social partners; introduce active labour market policies and policy incentives for employers in order to support the employment of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses, including by making suitable adaptations to, and breaking down barriers in, the workplace such as telework, flexitime, adapted equipment and reduced working hours or workload.
Early and/or gradual return to work (if medical conditions allow) could be accompanied by partial sickness benefits to ensure that the individuals concerned do not suffer loss of income from returning to work, while maintaining financial incentives for businesses.
(3) Changing attitudes towards the reintegration of workers : the report stressed that raising awareness about occupational rehabilitation and return-to-work policies and programmes, and improved company culture , are critical success factors in the return-to-work process and in fighting negative attitudes and tackling prejudices and discrimination.
Members called on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to ensure – in their communications, guidelines and policies – that employers see the reintegration process as an opportunity to benefit from workers’ skills, competences and experience.
The report stressed the importance of campaigns fighting discrimination based on workers’ age, promoting prevention and health and safety at work measures. It also encouraged employers to maintain as much dialogue as possible with employees who have received a terminal diagnosis, to ensure that all necessary and possible adaptations can be made to allow the employee to carry on working if he or she so wishes.
Documents
2018/06/07
EP - Vote in committee
2018/03/01
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2018/02/05
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2018/01/18
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2017/10/12
EP - ŽITŇANSKÁ Jana (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2018)829
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0325/2018
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0208/2018
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE618.153
- Committee draft report: PE616.839
- Committee draft report: PE616.839
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE618.153
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2018)829
Activities
- Georgios EPITIDEIOS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Dominique MARTIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Alex MAYER
- Krisztina MORVAI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Olga SEHNALOVÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jasenko SELIMOVIC
- Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
A8-0208/2018 - Jana Žitňanská - Vote unique 11/09/2018 12:44:48.000 #
2018/09/11 Outcome: +: 626, -: 31, 0: 26
GUE/NGL
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2018/03/01
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240 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 (new) -1 having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 d (new) - having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2015 on the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages Member States to engage fully in the forthcoming 2020-2022 EU-wide campaign on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and to find innovative legislative and non-
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages Member States to engage fully in the forthcoming 2020-2022 EU-wide campaign on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and to find innovative non- legislative solutions;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages Member States to engage fully in the forthcoming 2020-2022 EU-wide campaign on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and to find innovative
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the recent launch by the EU-OSHA of a new section on its website dedicated to work-related diseases, focusing on musculoskeletal problems, stress and mental health problems, work- related cancers, skin infections and diseases linked to biological agents as well as a chapter on rehabilitation and return to work with the aim to provide information about prevention, policies and practices;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member States to conduct studies, broken down by gender, age and area of economic activity, into the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among the working population at national level, with a view to preventing and combating the emergence of these disorders;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member States to take into account the findings of the European Parliament Pilot Project on health and safety of older workers;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Takes the view that national governments have a key role in creating an environment supportive of age management and active and healthy ageing; further considers that this could be effectively supported by EU actions, such as guidance, exchange of knowledge and use of various financial instruments, such as ESF and ESIF;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that implementing measures for psychosocial risk prevention in a systematic way should be a crucial feature of modern workplaces; calls on the Member States to provide support to businesses in managing these risks; notes that legislation and recognition of mental health and psychosocial risks, such as stress, burnout and mobbing vary among Member States;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that implementing measures for psychosocial risk prevention in a systematic way should be a crucial feature of
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) - having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2015 on the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that implementing measures for psychosocial risk prevention
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that implementing measures for psychosocial risk prevention in a systematic way should be a crucial feature of modern workplaces; calls on the Member States to
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that implementing measures for psychosocial risk prevention in
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that work-related stress in particular, and psychosocial risks in general, are a growing problem for employees and employers across the EU; calls on Member States to take into account the rise of psychosocial risks and their consequences on the health of workers when developing new OSH policies, strategies and programmes;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of updating and providing common health indicators and definitions of work-related diseases, including stress at work, and EU-wide statistical data with a view to setting targets to reduce the incidence of occupational diseases;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for the de-stigmatisation of people with mental health problems and learning disabilities, the promotion of mental health and well-being, the prevention of mental disorders as well as for increased resources for treatment and care;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Recognises that people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, like all other individuals, retain the fundamental right to work; further recognises that people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness face a unique set of challenges relating to their employment situation that is distinct from the challenges facing other patient groups, as they often have little time to adapt to their changing conditions and for any workplace adjustments to be made; notes with concern the cases of the unfair dismissal of terminally ill employees as highlighted by the Dying to Work campaign1a; calls upon the Commission and Member States to introduce additional employment protections for terminally ill people, for example through providing such employees with a “protected” employment status under EU law, similar to that which is contained within the Pregnant Workers Directive; __________________ 1a https://www.dyingtowork.co.uk/
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recognises that people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, like all other individuals, retain the fundamental right to work; further recognises that people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness must deal with complex legal situations regarding their health, social care and employment rights that is distinct from challenges facing other patient groups, as they often have little time to adapt to their changing conditions and for any workplace adjustments to be made; notes with concern the cases of the unfair dismissal of terminally ill employees as highlighted by the Dying to Work campaign; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to introduce additional employment protections for terminally ill people, for example through providing such employees with a “protected” employment status under EU law, similar to that which is contained within the Pregnant Workers Directive (92/85/EEC);
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Recognises that the reintegration of workers who have suffered from substance abuse problems presents specific challenges for employers; notes in this regard the example of the Alna model run by the Swedish social partners1a to support workplaces in taking proactive and early intervention measures as well as in assisting the rehabilitation process for employees who have had problems connected to substance abuse; __________________ 1a http://www.alna.se/in-english
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the joint EU- OSHA and EUROFOUND 2014 report on “Psychosocial risks in Europe - Prevalence and strategies for prevention”,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Calls upon the Commission, Member States and employers to give special consideration to the employment implications for care-givers; fully supports the European Commission’s legislative proposal to introduce a harmonised minimum 5 days of paid leave per year for carers across the EU;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 f (new) 4f. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement a programme for systematic monitoring, managing and support for workers affected by psychosocial risks, including stress, depression and burnout in order to, inter alia, draw up effective recommendations and guidelines to fight these risks; emphasises that stress at work is recognised as a major obstacle to productivity and to the quality of life; notes in this regard that mental health and psychosocial risks can be influenced by many factors, not all of them being work-related; points out, however, that psychosocial risks and work-related stress are structural problems linked to work organisation and that preventing and managing psychosocial risks and work- related stress is possible; stresses the need to carry out studies, improve prevention and consider new measures based on the sharing of best practices and tools for reintegration in the labour market;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 g (new) 4g. Welcomes the Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress campaign; emphasises that initiatives for tackling work-related stress must include the gender dimension taking into accounts specific working conditions for women;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points to the fact that prevention and early intervention is
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points to the fact that early intervention is a critical success factor in occupational rehabilitation and therefore asks the Commission and the Member States to prioritise the prevention of risks and illnesses at the workplace;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Encourages Member States to provide adequate access to healthcare for employees within the workplace in order to detect the onset of physical and mental illness early and facilitate the reintegration process;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Invites the Commission to consider whole-cost accounting in the field of active and social inclusion as experience has shown that early investment and preventive action can reduce overall cost for society in the long term; welcomes the fact that Recommendation 2008/867/EC proposes to increase investment in social inclusion accordingly;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Considers that the Member States should provide targeted additional benefits for people with disabilities or chronic diseases, which cover extra costs in connection, inter alia, with personal support and assistance, the use of specific facilities and medical and social care, establishing inter alia affordable price levels for medicines for less advantaged social groups; stresses the need to ensure decent invalidity and retirement pension levels;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a comprehensive EU chronic disease strategy that will include a section on labour and addresses prevention and early intervention;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 b (new) - having regard to its resolution of 30 November 2017 on implementation of the European Disability Strategy,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Considers that the Member States should provide integrated care services, including psychological, social and employment counselling early on in the care pathway;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recognises that work is an important source of positive psychosocial wellbeing for individuals, and often an important part of that person’s identity; further recognises that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals into employment through individually tailored measures is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recognises that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals into employment through individually tailored measures is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and also has other preventative psychosocial benefits; stresses that integrating persons returning to work after illness or a serious injury has a double effect: benefiting the individual as well as supporting the economy;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recognises that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals into employment through individually tailored measures is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and also has other preventative psychosocial benefits; stresses that integrating persons returning to work after mental or physical illness has a double effect: benefiting the individual as well as supporting the economy;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recognises that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals into employment through individually tailored measures is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and also has other preventative psychosocial benefits; stresses that integrating persons returning to work after illness
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Draws the attention of the Commission to the increased number of workers affected by chronic illness in the workforce; takes the view that accessible, safe and quality employment should be available for people affected by terminal illnesses, chronic and long-term conditions and disability; urges the Member States to focus on retention and integration of people affected by chronic diseases as well as to support reasonable adaptation of workplaces, which will ensure a timely return to work; calls on the Commission to promote integration and rehabilitation measures for people with disabilities and to support Member States’ efforts by raising awareness and identifying and sharing good practices on accommodations and adjustments in the workplace; urges Eurofound to further examine and analyse the employment opportunities and the degree of employability of people with chronic diseases;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Takes the view that accessible and safe jobs should be available for people affected by terminal illnesses, chronic and long-term conditions and disability; urges the Member States to focus on retention and integration of people affected by chronic diseases as well as to support reasonable adaptation of workplaces, which will ensure a timely return to work; calls on the Commission to promote integration and rehabilitation measures for people with disabilities and to support Member States’ efforts by raising awareness and identifying and sharing good practices on accommodations and adjustments in the workplace; urges Eurofound to further examine and analyse the employment opportunities and the degree of employability of people with chronic diseases;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses in this regard the importance of developing and updating workers’ skills, matching the company and market needs, with special emphasis on digital skills, by providing workers with relevant training and access to lifelong learning;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the need to ensure specific safeguards on return to work after accident or illness for all categories of workers, including self-employed workers and independent professionals with no protection in such cases;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to design appropriate policies to address the ageing of the workforce; believes that sustainable working lives and healthy ageing should be promoted at European, national and company level; emphasises the role of the social partners in this context; calls on the Member States to promote rehabilitation and reintegration measures for older workers, for instance by implementing the results of the EU pilot project on the health and safety of older workers;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 c (new) - having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2016 on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with special regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Stresses that successful back-to- work strategies and policies can be an important way of lifting pressure off pension and social security systems and make them more sustainable for future generations;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that the
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that both the Member States and employers should take a positive and work-
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capabilities and the possibilities for adaptation of the workplace, taking into account the
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capabilities and the adaptation of the workplace, taking into account the person’s occupational profile and their socio- economic situation as well as that of the business; encourages Member States to improve provisions in their social security systems that would favour the system of return to work;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness or a serious injury, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capabilities and the adaptation of the workplace, taking into account the person’s occupational profile and socio-economic situation; encourages Member States to improve provisions in their social security systems that would favour the system of return to work;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capabilities and the adaptation of the workplace, taking into account the person’s occupational profile and socio-economic situation; encourages Member States to improve provisions in their social security systems that would favour the
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes, in this regard, growing digitisation and the need for digital skills; points out that the improvement of digital skills can be an integral and much appreciated part of the preparation for returning to work.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to the Declaration of Philadelphia of 10 May 1944 on the goals and objectives of the International Labour Organisation (ILO),
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes the positive role which social enterprises, more specifically Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) have played in reintegrating long-term unemployed people back into the workforce; calls on Member States to provide necessary recognition and technical support to these enterprises;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Takes the view that, in order to be successful, management of occupational rehabilitation and return to work requires improved communication among all stakeholders and help of appropriate specialists in management of occupational rehabilitation (work assistants);
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages in this regard
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages in this regard the use of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) across all relevant measures and policies; shares the view that disability is a health experience that occurs in a context;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Considers that invalidity or partial unfitness for work constitutes a fully- fledged status in medical, professional and social terms;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching to employers on how to develop and implement reintegration plans, ensuring a continued dialogue between employer, employee and trade union throughout the return-to-work process, and ensuring that employees are made aware of their rights from the beginning of this process; further encourages the exchange of good practice within and between Member States, regions and employers about identification, treatment and reintegration strategies for workers recovering from illness or injury into quality employment, specifically around processes for adapting workplace arrangements and facilities to the needs of the individual returning to work;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching to employers on how to develop and implement reintegration plans; notes the importance of the input of trade unions and NGOs in order to give adequate representation to the concerns of workers.
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 23 May 2007 on promoting decent work for all1a, __________________ 1a OJ C 102 E, 24.4.2008, p. 321.
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching to employers on how to develop and implement reintegration plans which are adapted to the specific profile and situation of each worker concerned;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with social partners, to develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching to employers on how to develop and implement reintegration plans;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching, support and advice to employers on how to develop and implement reintegration plans;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Urges the Commission and Member States in this connection to develop innovative solutions such as teleworking and smart working;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to provide external support to ensure guidance and technical support for small and micro-enterprises with limited experience in occupational rehabilitation and return-to-work measures; recognises that larger enterprises may also need to invest in management training to support workers with chronic conditions;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to provide external support to ensure guidance and technical support for small and micro-enterprises with limited experience in occupational rehabilitation and return-to-work measures for partially unfit workers;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States, in cooperation with social partners, to provide external support to ensure guidance and technical support for small and micro-enterprises with limited experience in occupational rehabilitation and return-to-work measures;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that there is a risk that more imaginative approaches to reintegrate those furthest from the labour market for eventual access to it may be deprived of funding in favour of a more narrow approach based on easily quantifiable outcomes; calls on the Commission, therefore, to improve the funding for bottom-up approaches under Structural Funds, and particularly under the ESF and the development of indicators that measure the progress made to social and active inclusion, so as to target innovative grass-roots initiatives to promote active reintegration;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Takes note
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) - having regard to the Commission communication on a ‘Renewed social agenda: Opportunities, access and solidarity in 21st century Europe’ (COM(2008)0412),
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Takes note of the success of the case-management approach of various programmes enabling workers to return to work and stresses the need for individualised support from social workers or designated counsellors tailored to the individual’s situation; believes that it is important for companies to keep in close contact with workers during their absence due to illness or injury;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the key importance of communication and a multidisciplinary and cooperative approach between all stakeholders (workers, medical doctors, social services
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the key importance of communication and a multidisciplinary and cooperative approach between all stakeholders (workers,
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the key importance of communication and a
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the key importance of communication and a multidisciplinary and cooperative approach between all stakeholders (workers, medical doctors, social services, employers and social partners) for the successful physical and occupational rehabilitation of workers; lauds the success of the non-bureaucratic and practical approach of the Austrian fit2work programme with its emphasis on easy communication accessible to all workers
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the key importance of communication and a multidisciplinary and cooperative approach between all stakeholders (workers, their families, medical doctors, social services, employers) for the successful physical and occupational rehabilitation of workers; lauds the success of the non-bureaucratic and practical approach of the Austrian fit2work programme with its emphasis on easy communication accessible to all workers
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Notes the workers’ difficulties in dealing with compensation systems that could present them with unnecessary delays in obtaining treatment and could be in some cases alienating; strongly calls for a customer-centric approach to all the administrative procedures associated with the reintegration of workers;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that financial incentives should be in place to keep people with reduced working capacity in employment, notes however that the definition of “people with reduced working capacities” have different meaning in several Member States and underlines that people with disabilities and people with reduced working capacities do not mean the same; if medical conditions allow, strongly encourages the integration of workers through re-training and upskilling into the open labour market;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that financial incentives, including financial incentives for SMEs, should be in place to keep people with reduced working capacity in employment
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 d (new) - having regard to the Commission report on the implementation of the European social partners’ Framework Agreement on Work-related Stress (SEC(2011)0241),
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that financial incentives should be in place to keep people with reduced working capacity in employment;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that financial incentives should be in place to integrate and keep people with reduced working capacity in employment and that social protection and income support should not be made conditional; if medical conditions allow, strongly encourages the integration of workers through re-training and upskilling into the open labour market;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that financial incentives should be in place to keep people with
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. If medical conditions allow, strongly encourages the integration of workers through re-training and upskilling into the open labour market;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on Member States to introduce policy frameworks including incentives for employers and active labour market policies to support the integration into quality employment of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses,
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the EU and Member States to introduce policy frameworks including incentives for
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on Member States to introduce policy frameworks including incentives for employers and active labour market policies to support the employment of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses, including those who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness including the breaking down of barriers in the workplace;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on Member States to introduce policy frameworks including incentives for employers and active labour market policies to support the employment of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses, including the breaking down of barriers in the workplace; notes the importance of government oversight insuring a minimum standard of practice in the workplace and the compliance of employers to these standards;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on Member States to introduce policy frameworks including incentives for employers and active labour market policies to support the employment of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses, including the breaking down of barriers in the workplace; recalls that it is essential to inform companies and concerned persons about existing incentives and rights;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 e (new) - having regard to the Commission communication on ‘Improving quality and productivity at work: Community strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work’(COM(2007)0062),
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Notes the increased number of workers affected by chronic illness in the workforce, including many of the tens of thousands of Europeans that are currently living with metastatic cancer; is of the opinion that jobs should be available for people affected by terminal illnesses such as metastatic cancer; is of the opinion that, for many, remaining in the workplace is a personal or economic imperative and is central to a patients quality of life and care; urges the Member States to support the reasonable adaptation of workplaces to the unique set of challenges facing this group of people by taking concrete steps to understand the scope of the problem and by raising awareness and identifying and sharing good practices on accommodations and adjustments in the general conditions for those who are terminally ill in the workplace;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recognises
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recognises in this regard that flexible working arrangements, such as telework, flexitime and reduced working hours, play an important role in returning to work; stresses the importance of encouraging early return to work (if medical conditions allow) through flexible working arrangements and reduced working time arrangements, which could be accompanied by partial sickness benefit; stresses that these arrangements, that include geographical, temporal and functional flexibility, must be positive both for workers and employers, helping on the management of the work organization and taking into account the variations in production cycles;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recognises in this regard that
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recognises in this regard that flexible working arrangements, such as telework,
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recognises in this regard that flexible working arrangements, such as telework, flexitime and reduced working hours, play an important role in returning to work; stresses the importance of encouraging early return to work (if medical conditions allow) through flexible working arrangements and reduced working time arrangements, which could be accompanied by partial sickness benefit and financial incentives for businesses;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recognises in this regard that flexible working arrangements, such as telework, flexitime and reduced working hours, play an important role in returning to work; stresses the importance of encouraging early or gradual return to work (if medical conditions allow) through flexible working arrangements and reduced working time arrangements, which could be accompanied by partial sickness benefit;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Commends national programmes and initiatives which have helped to facilitate the reintegration into quality employment of people with chronic diseases, such as the German programme “Job4000”1a which uses an integrated approach to improve the stable professional integration of persons with severe disability and particular difficulties to find a job; or the establishment of reintegration agencies to help people with chronic diseases find a job that is suited to their situation and abilities;1b __________________ 1aSource: Pathways project deliverable 5.2 “Scoping Paper on the Available Evidence on the Effectiveness of Existing Integration and Re-Integration into Work Strategies for Persons with Chronic Conditions” 1bSource: Return to work coaching services for people with a chronic disease by certified “experts by experience”: the Netherlands. Case Study. EU-OSHA
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Notes the important psychological benefits and increased productivity from high levels of autonomy in the workplace; considers that a degree of workplace autonomy can be essential in easing the process of reintegration of sick and injured workers with disparate conditions and needs;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 a (new) -1a having regard to the European Charter of Fundamental Rights (2012/C 326/02),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 f (new) - having regard to Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to develop and encourage policies that ensure the exchange and uptake of good practices between countries, be they initiatives of private entities or public measures;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Encourages the Member States to adapt their national social systems to the multi-faceted challenge of partially-unfit workers;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on the EU and the Member States to facilitate re-skilling and training of people with chronic conditions; stresses the importance of focusing policy provisions on the capacity to work of the individuals as retaining the experience and knowledge of a worker who risks to be lost to permanent sick leave;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Recognises the value of returning to work in the care process, as for many individuals work allows for financial independence and is life-enhancing, sometimes can be a crucial factor in a recovery process;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) 15d. Calls on Member States not to immediately withdraw welfare benefits when people with chronic diseases gain employment in order to avoid the “benefit trap”;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 a (new) Considers the benefits of cooperative enterprises, especially Social Cooperatives incorporated for the purpose of work integration, in their ability to provide more autonomy, participation in the decision-making process and flexibility in the workplace for its members; calls on Member States to include such enterprises in their reintegration programmes;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure in their communications, guidelines and policies that employers see the reintegration process as an opportunity to
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with social partners, to ensure in their communications, guidelines and policies that employers see the reintegration process as an opportunity to recover workers’ skills, competences and experience; takes the view that
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure in their communications, guidelines and policies that employers see the reintegration process as an opportunity to recover workers’ skills, competences and experience; takes the view that employers are full participants in the return-to-work process from the start and are part of the decision-making process; stresses that workers’ representatives should be equally involved;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 g (new) - having regard to the anti- discrimination directive 2000/78/EC and ECJ case law such as ECJ 11 April 2013, Joined Cases C-335/11 and C-337/11 (HK Danmark), which together establish the prohibition for employers to discriminate when a long term ill health can be assimilated to handicap, as well as the obligation for employers to make reasonable adaptations to working conditions,
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Recalls Articles 26 and 27 of the UNCRDP that bind the State Parties to organise, strengthen and extend rehabilitation services and programmes, particularly in the areas of health, employment, education and social services and to promote employment opportunities and career advancement for persons with disabilities in the labour market, as well as assistance in returning to employment;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Calls on Member States in cooperation with the Commission and relevant EU agencies to ensure increased level of awareness of the negative health effects of long term work absence, such isolation, psychosocial difficulties, socioeconomic consequences, employability;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that raising awareness of occupational rehabilitation and return-to- work p
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that raising awareness of occupational rehabilitation and return-to- work policies and improved company culture are critical success factors in the return-to-work process and fighting negative attitudes, particularly with regard to those people with mental health issues, a disability or a terminal illness;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that raising awareness of occupational rehabilitation and return-to- work policies, modification of production and improved company culture are critical success factors in the return-to-work process and fighting negative attitudes;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that raising employers’ awareness of occupational rehabilitation and return-to-
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Takes the view that teams of experts such as coaches trained in occupational rehabilitation and psychologists could be effectively shared between various companies in order for smaller companies to also benefit from their expertise; takes the view that there is also space for the engagement of volunteers in this process;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Supports the practice of involving working collectives in the process of professional rehabilitation and return to work, with the informed consent of the employee concerned.
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Commends enterprises that have initiatives to support people with health problems or reduced working capacity such as comprehensive preventative programmes, modification of tasks, training and re-training, preparing the other employees for the changed abilities of the returning workers, thus helping their reintegration; strongly encourages more enterprises to get involved;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Commends enterprises that have initiatives
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the Joint Action on Mental Health and Well-being launched in 2013,
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Commends enterprises that have initiatives to support people with health problems or reduced working capacity such as comprehensive preventative programmes, modification of tasks, training and re-training; strongly encourages more enterprises to get involved by drawing up such initiatives;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Commends enterprises that have initiatives to support people with disabilities, people with health problems or reduced working capacity such as comprehensive preventative programmes, modification of tasks, training and re- training; strongly encourages more enterprises to get involved;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Commends enterprises that have initiatives to support people with health problems or reduced working capacity such as comprehensive preventative programmes, modification of tasks and production, training and re-training; strongly encourages more enterprises to get involved;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Commends enterprises that have initiatives to support people with health problems or
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Considers it important for measures facilitating the reintegration of workers within companies to be the part of the company culture;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Expresses recognition and support for social partners’ efforts to improve conditions for employees to return to work.
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for better understanding of challenges leading to fewer opportunities for people with disabilities and people with health problems, such as a lack of understanding of the health problem, perceived low productivity levels and social stigma;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for better understanding of the challenges and discrimination leading to fewer opportunities for people with health problems, such as a lack of understanding of the health problem, p
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for better understanding of challenges leading to fewer opportunities for people with health problems, such as a lack of understanding of the health problem
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for better understanding of challenges leading to fewer opportunities for people with health problems, such as a lack of understanding of the health problem, perceived
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UN CRPD),
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Takes note that we need to address the general conditions of metastatic cancer patients in the workplace, but yet we do not understand the dimensions of the problem; regrets that the ENCR, which forms the basis for the recently- launched European Cancer Information System, does not include data on metastatic cancer; regrets the fact that the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work´s (EU OSHA)extensive project on the rehabilitation and return to work of cancer patients has not yet provided any specific analysis of the situation facing metastatic cancer patients in the workplace; calls on the Commission to tackle the lack of data on the employment status of people with metastatic cancer and to support the collection of better data, that is comparable across Member States, in order to improve policy design and service provision for this group of people;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Encourages initiatives to raise awareness and support change in developing psychosocial risk prevention policies and actions at company level; commends in this regard the actions of social partners in the Member States where they contribute to a positive change;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Calls for existing legal requirements to be complemented with practical guidelines and support at national and organisational level to better deal with the psychosocial risks of the modern workplace; highlights the proven return on investment for psychosocial risk prevention and health promotion to further motivate employers to take action;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19c. Recalls the importance of properly training OSH service providers and labour inspectors in psychosocial risk management practices;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 d (new) 19d. Calls for closer cooperation and revitalisation of EU initiatives tackling psychosocial risks at work and for prioritising the issue in the upcoming EU OSH strategic framework;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Takes the view that
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Takes the view that national and EU-wide campaigns such as the Dying to Work campaign around combatting discrimination facing terminally ill workers also play an important role in shifting popular opinion;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Takes the view that EU-wide campaigns play an important role in shifting popular opinion, increasing awareness of the demographic challenges facing the European labour markets as well as fighting existing myths and stereotypes that still exist about older workers; considers regrettable that older persons are still often exposed to age discrimination, stereotypes and barriers;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission together with EU-OSHA to help facilitate the information exchange between all return to work stakeholders about potential non- medical barriers to return to work and act in the spirit of constructive dialogue to identify and deal with them;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) - having regard to the EU-OSHA’s current campaign entitled ‘Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress’,
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses that national policy frameworks have a decisive impact on the policies and practices that enterprises develop to support active aging and to secure comprehensive age diversity on the work force;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the proportion of older workers in the total working-age population is rapidly increasing and is expected to reach 21 % in 2020; whereas the ageing
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the proportion of older workers in the total working-age population is rapidly increasing and is expected to reach 21 % in 2020; whereas ageing increases the risk of disabilities, chronic mental and physical health disorders, illnesses, and problems;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas a distinction exists between disability, injury, illness and conditions associated with age, these also often overlap and require a comprehensive yet case-by-case approach to an individual;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the right to working conditions which respect the health, safety and dignity of every worker is enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 b (new) -1b having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (A/RES/61/106),
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas keeping older people in work has benefits not only for companies but also for older workers’ own physical and mental health;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the older generation should not be the victims of increasing digitisation;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the availability and comparability of data on occupational diseases at EU-level is deficient1a; __________________ 1aReport on the current situation in relation to occupational diseases systems in EU Member States and EFTA/EEA countries, EC (2013).
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas according to Eurofound’s Third European Quality of Life Survey 2001–2012, roughly 28% of Europeans report having a chronic physical or mental health problem, illness or disability; whereas 1 in 4 people of working age (15-64) are estimated to live with longstanding health problems that restrict their daily activities1a; whereas 350 million working days are lost in the European Union each year due to work- related health problems;1b __________________ 1a https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observa tories/eurwork/comparative- information/employment-opportunities- for-people-with-chronic-diseases 1bhttp://www.enwhp.org/fileadmin/rs- dokumente/dateien/Hearts_Minds- Summary.pdf
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas work-related stress in particular, and psychosocial risks in general, are a growing problem for employees and employers across the EU and almost half of all workers consider it to be present at their workplace; whereas work-related stress is the second most frequently reported work-related health problem in Europe; whereas work-related stress contributes to absenteeism, negatively impacts productivity and accounts for almost half the number of working days lost each year; whereas actions taken to manage psychosocial risks vary across the Member States;1a __________________ 1aSecond European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER- 2), EU-OSHA (2015)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A e (new) Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas ageing is one of the main European social challenges; whereas
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas ageing is
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas smoking, alcohol and drug abuse are amongst the most significant health risk factors for the working age population in the EU, linked with both injuries and various non- communicable diseases1a; whereas 20 to 25% of all workplace accidents involve people under the influence of alcohol1b and it is estimated that between 5 % and 20 % of the working population in Europe have serious problems related to their use of alcohol;1c whereas the reintegration of workers who have suffered from substance abuse problems into quality employment presents specific challenges for employers; __________________ 1a Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (2016) GBD Compare Data Visualization. http:// vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare 1bScience Group of the European Alcohol and Health Forum (2011) Alcohol, Work and Productivity. https://ec.europa.eu/health//sites/health/fil es/alcohol/docs/science_02_en.pdf 1cEurofound (2012) Use of alcohol and drugs at the workplace. https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/def ault/files/ef_files/docs/ewco/tn1111013s/tn 1111013s.pdf
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the 'silver generation' and its experience are indispensable for the labour market and it is essential, from an economic point of view, to strengthen the 'silver economy';
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 c (new) -1c having regard to the Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas older people willing to stay in work often look for flexible hours and a workplace guaranteeing well-being;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the reintegration of workers into labour markets is
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the reintegration of workers into labour markets is also deeply interconnected with the rising incidence of chronic diseases, disabilities and mental health disorders, as well as injuries and illnesses, particularly when it comes to what are considered arduous jobs;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the reintegration of workers
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas workers ageing is not the main problem for the reintegration of workers into labour markets, as workers who have suffered accidents at work or occupational diseases are also likely to find it difficult to reintegrate into labour markets;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas a study in 2013 demonstrated that 21.8% of cancer patients aged 18-57 years old became unemployed right after being diagnosed, with 91.6% of this group becoming unemployed 15 months after diagnosis; whereas this patient group experienced a waiting period six months longer than average before being employed again;1a __________________ 1aSource: data from national study conducted in France in 2013 (the VICAN 2), reported in European Guide on Quality Improvement in Comprehensive Cancer Control, Chapter 7 Survivorship and rehabilitation. CanCon Joint Action.2017. https://cancercontrol.eu/archived/uploads/ images/Guide/pdf/CanCon_Guide_FINA L_Web.pdf
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas digitalisation induces major transformations in how work is organised and could help in improving the opportunities for workers with, for example, changed physical abilities;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas a 2011 Eurostat study found that only 5.2% of employed people who are limited in their work capabilities because of a longstanding health problem and/or a basic activity difficulty report to use special working arrangements, while 24.2% of the non-employed ones specify that those would be needed to return to work1a; __________________ 1a Source: Eurostat, 2011 LFS ad hoc module (hlth_dlm190)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas employers, workers, families and communities benefit when work disability is transformed into work ability;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas the adoption of appropriate and individually tailored approaches towards the reintegration of people recovering from injury or illness into quality employment is an important factor in preventing additional absenteeism or sickness presenteeism, both of which put additional strain on the individual employee, the productivity of the enterprise, as well as the national social security system;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 d (new) -1d having regard to the European Social Charter of 3 May 1996,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas the field of occupational rehabilitation and return to work could be valuable volunteering opportunities, for example by engaging volunteer work after retirement; whereas volunteering should be supported at any age;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) Cd. whereas work plays an important role in facilitating the recovery and rehabilitation process given the important positive psycho-social benefits work brings to the employee, particularly for those suffering from mental health problems;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new) Cd. whereas employers first need to promote a health and safety culture in the workplace; whereas volunteering to take part in occupational safety and health activities such as working groups could also contribute to the changing of culture;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C e (new) Ce. whereas various EU financed programmes offer possibilities for valuable exchange of innovations and best practices in the field of sustainable occupational health and safety;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas good occupational safety and health practices are
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas good occupational safety and health practices are crucial for a productive and motivated workforce, which helps companies remain competitive and innovative and helps to maintain valuable skills and work experience, reduce staff turnover and prevent exclusion; whereas SMEs have particular needs in this regard, demanding support measures in order to attain their OSH objectives; whereas, on the other hand, good OSH practices are crucial for SMEs to stay in the market and keep ensuring employment;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas good occupational safety and health practices are crucial for a productive and motivated workforce, which helps companies remain competitive and innovative and helps to maintain valuable skills and work experience, reduce staff turnover and prevent exclusion, accident and injury;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas many SMEs cannot always afford to invest in sickness and accident prevention with a view to improving health and safety at work;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas occupational health and safety measures can enable an individual with changed work capacity to remain in employment and benefit the whole workforce;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas negative psychosocial factors are linked not only to health outcomes but also to increased absenteeism and low job satisfaction; whereas these factors hinder the workers’ participation in the labour market;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 e (new) -1e having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2016 on Application of the Employment Equality Directive,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. whereas early coordinated care, with the employee’s wellbeing as the prime focus, is crucial to improve return to work outcomes;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D d (new) Dd. whereas work absence is sometimes medically necessary, there are also further negative effects for people who are out of work for medium to long term periods; whereas the longer the time spent away from work, the less likely a person is to ever return;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the improved health and reintegration of workers is a fundamental individual right as contained within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; whereas work increases the overall wellbeing of society, has economic
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the improved health and reintegration of workers who are partially unfit increases the overall wellbeing of society, has economic benefits to Member States, employees and employers and helps to retain skills that would otherwise be lost as they would not be passed on to new generations of workers;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the improved health and reintegration of workers increases the overall wellbeing of society, has economic benefits to Member States, employees and employers
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the improved health and reintegration of workers increases the overall wellbeing of society, has economic benefits to Member States, employees and employers and helps to retain until retirement age skills that would otherwise be lost;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas people with disabilities, chronic diseases or recovering from injury or illness are in a vulnerable situation and should benefit from individualised support in returning to their place of work or the labour market;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas older workers, despite being more subjected to chronic illness, also are proved to have a lower degree of exposure to physical risks and greater working time autonomy;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas illness, disability and exclusion from work has serious financial consequences not only for the employee concerned, but also for the people in close contact with that employee or in their family;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas 25% of workers report that they experience work-related stress with negative effects on their health; whereas psychosocial risks contribute to these adverse effects;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 f (new) -1f having regard to the European Chronic Disease Alliance’s joint statement on “Improving the employment of people with chronic diseases in Europe” (2017),
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas reintegration of workers shall be provided, overseeing, implement and enforced by Member States;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas adopting a human rights- based approach to addressing the issues is essential;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas tackling risks to psychosocial wellbeing is a process requiring changes in the work environment and implementation of preventive policies, especially in Member States where there are few companies with existing procedures to deal with psychosocial risks; whereas practical guidance can play an important role in complementing legal requirements;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas it is important to consider the whole population affected by chronic diseases, including the younger generations; one third of the European population 15+ and 25% of the working population live with a chronic disease;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas both formal and informal carers have a key role to play in the return to work and professional rehabilitation;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas long-term work absence has many negative consequences, among others an adverse impact on mental and physical health, high social and economic costs, and can result in permanent work disability;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas it is important to consider that some people with chronic conditions do not wish or cannot return to work; certain illnesses are overwhelming in almost every aspect of daily life;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas about 80% of care for persons with a chronic illness, disability or other condition that requires long-term support is carried out by informal carers;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E d (new) Ed. whereas the financial impact of chronic diseases on families if those affected cannot go back to work must be considered;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E e (new) Ee. whereas health and wellbeing play a central role in building strong and socially sustainable economies;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its entry into force in the EU on 21 January 2011 in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Stresses the importance of investing more in risk-prevention policies as well as promoting, developing and supporting a culture of prevention as regards health and safety at work; points out that the quality of preventive services is key to supporting companies, in particular SMEs, to carry out risk assessment and take adequate preventive measures; calls on the Commission to examine the tasks and training requirements of preventive services laid down in national legislation by the Member States;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Calls on the Member States to implement effective policy and regulatory action on tobacco, healthy diets, alcohol consumption and air quality and to promote such policies at the workplace; further calls on Member States to develop integrated health services with social, psychological, work services and occupational medicine;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that there is a
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that there is a strong case for improving the management of sickness absence in the Member States as well as for making workplaces more adaptable to chronic conditions and disabilities; recognises that for such an improvement to take place the necessary regulations and infrastructure must be put in place by Member States to accommodate workers with chronic conditions and disabilities;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that there is a strong case for improving the
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that there is a strong European case for improving the management of sickness absence in the Member States as well as for making workplaces more
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that there is a strong case for improving the management of sickness absence in the Member States as well as for making workplaces more adaptable to chronic conditions and disabilities including with changes to tasks and equipment and skills development;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that there is a strong case for improving the management of sickness absence in the Member States as well as for making workplaces more adaptable to chronic conditions and disabilities and promotes the exchange of best practices in this area;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for the use of evidence-based medicine and evidence-based policy to become standard practice and form the basis of return to work approaches; calls on policy makers to take the lead in ensuring employees have access to information and medical care;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2015 on the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-20201a, __________________ 1a P8_TA(2015)0411
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines the importance of campaigns promoting prevention and health and safety at work measures, such as the “Vision Zero” campaign which is supported by the EU-OSHA as well as companies and organisations from various EU Member States;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Believes that return-to-work policies should be inscribed in a broader holistic approach of healthy working lives with a physically and mentally safe and healthy working environment throughout people’s working life to allow active and healthy ageing for all workers; considers that preventing occupational diseases and accidents creates added value for workers and society as a whole, with sustainable social security systems;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that the forthcoming EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work post 2020 should further prioritise investments through EU funds aimed at prolonging healthier working lives and supporting recruitment and return to work, where desired and where medical conditions allow, of all people recovering from illness or injury into quality employment; further considers that an integral part of this strategy should be to invest in both primary and secondary preventative mechanisms, through the provision of e-health technologies, such as discrete blood glucose monitors, allowing patients and healthcare professionals to monitor and effectively manage their condition and avoid co- morbidities in the long run;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that the forthcoming EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work post 2020 should further prioritise
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that the forthcoming EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work post 2020 should further prioritise investments through EU funds aimed at pro
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the valuable role trade unions play in the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment; calls on employers to work with trade unions to ensure support is in place for the represented workers from the very early stages of diagnosis; notes that such measures play an important role in preventing psychosocial problems for the employee later on in their diagnosis;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that Member States should provide for incentives and rewards in line with the budgetary impact of investments by undertakings in protection and safety at the workplace.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages Member States to engage fully in the forthcoming 2020-2022 EU-wide campaign on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages Member States to engage fully in the forthcoming 2020-2022 EU-wide campaign on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and to find innovative
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