Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | EMPL | SEMEDO Monica ( Renew) | DUDA Jarosław ( EPP), HOMS GINEL Alicia ( S&D), D'AMATO Rosa ( Verts/ALE), LIZZI Elena ( ID), ZALEWSKA Anna ( ECR), GUSMÃO José ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | CULT | KIZILYÜREK Niyazi ( GUE/NGL) | Massimiliano SMERIGLIO ( S&D), Salima YENBOU ( Verts/ALE), Andrey SLABAKOV ( ECR) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 47
Legal Basis:
RoP 47Subjects
Events
The European Parliament adopted by 404 votes to 78, with 130 abstentions, a resolution containing recommendations to the Commission on quality traineeships in the European Union.
Parliament called on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a framework for quality traineeships, and a proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a quality framework for traineeships undertaken with the aim of obtaining educational qualifications.
According to Members, the new directive will set minimum quality standards , including rules on the duration of traineeships, as well as on compensation and access to social protection, in accordance with national schemes. Trainees covered by the Decision should have access to adequate compensation determined by each Member State on the basis of national socio-economic conditions and the cost of living. It should cover at least basic living needs such as food, accommodation and transport. It should be financial or otherwise complemented by in kind benefits.
High-quality traineeships
Members called on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid, inclusive traineeships , particularly for those coming from vulnerable backgrounds, with a view to achieving the Union’s objective of social cohesion and inclusion. Stressing the need for high-quality traineeships to enhance the skills and employability of young people, Members stressed the need to offer traineeships in areas linked to skills needs , labour shortages and future oriented sectors in view of both the green and digital transitions.
To avoid supporting poor-quality and unpaid traineeships, Parliament stressed that employers should only receive public support and be able to use it if they comply with quality criteria, legislation and collective agreements . It is also necessary to prevent young people from doing several consecutive traineeships by strictly monitoring the use of contracts aimed at ensuring the transition between education and the labour market.
Revision of the current framework
Parliament called on the Commission to update and strengthen the 2014 Council Recommendation and to turn it into a stronger legislative instrument. The Commission should also include the following additional principles in an updated quality framework for traineeships:
- access to adequate compensation in line with the cost of living;
- access to social protection by trainees in accordance with national schemes,
- increased access to traineeships for trainees from vulnerable backgrounds, including trainees with disabilities, using an intersectional approach;
- accessible workplaces
- compliance of any remote part of a traineeship with quality criteria;
- clear learning objectives and access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors to ensure intergenerational transfers of skills;
- in cooperation with the national labour inspectorates and relevant authorities, report malpractice and poor conditions during the traineeship period by means of established channels.
Assistance and awareness-raising
Parliament condemned the use of traineeship status for contracting highly skilled and specialised workers , when in reality they are employees and their employment relationship should be recognised as such. It considered that such abusive practice often results in job insecurity, lower pay and a lack of social protection, in particular no paid holidays, sickness protection or parental leave, and also no end-of-year bonuses. The importance of not allowing such practices to be formalised and legitimised is stressed.
Members recalled the central role that the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Recovery and Resilience Facility and its associated scoreboard linking funding to policies for the NextGenerationEU instrument, and the Youth Guarantee can play in contributing to an increase in the number of high-quality traineeships including those that are accessible to disadvantaged groups.
The Commission is invited to: (i) raise awareness at national, regional and local level of available Union funds to ensure the accessibility by all to high-quality traineeships; (ii) support the exchange of best practices between the Members States in the area of high-quality traineeships that are accessible to all; (iii) convey guidelines for adequate monitoring schemes to ensure uniformity of data collection.
Parliament called on the Member States to put in place adequate monitoring systems to ensure the quality of trainees' first work experience. It also asked national labour market inspectorates to ensure compliance with existing regulations on quality traineeships.
Accessibility
The resolution stressed that quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all . In particular, it stressed the need to help people with disabilities gain access to quality traineeships while ensuring that the recruitment process is inclusive.
Members called for traineeships to be accessible to people of all ages, while stressing the need to provide opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, in particular young persons who are neither in employment nor in education or training (NEETs). They called on the Member States to do more to encourage traineeships abroad and, in this respect, highlighted the potential of EURES as a tool for matching training and placement.
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs adopted a legislative initiative report by Monica SEMEDO (Renew, LU) containing recommendations to the Commission on quality traineeships in the EU.
Members stressed that traineeships are primarily a learning experience that should not replace entry-level jobs. They called on the Commission and the Member States, in close cooperation with the social partners, to facilitate and improve access for young people to high-quality, paid, inclusive traineeships , particularly for those coming from vulnerable backgrounds.
The report highlighted the need for quality traineeships to improve young people's skills and employability, as well as the need to properly educate and train young people for the needs of the labour market in order to tackle skills mismatches. There is a need to offer traineeships in areas linked to skills needs, labour shortages and future oriented sectors in view of both the green and the digital transition.
To avoid supporting poor-quality and unpaid traineeships, employers should only receive public support and be able to use it if they comply with quality criteria, legislation and collective agreements. It is also necessary to prevent young people from doing several consecutive traineeships by strictly monitoring the use of contracts aimed at ensuring the transition between education and the labour market.
Revision of the current framework
The report called on the Commission to update and strengthen the 2014 Council Recommendation and to turn it into a stronger legislative instrument. The Commission should also include the following additional principles in an updated quality framework for traineeships:
- access to adequate compensation in line with the cost of living;
- access to social protection by trainees in accordance with national schemes,
- increased access to traineeships for trainees from vulnerable backgrounds, including trainees with disabilities, using an intersectional approach;
- accessible workplaces
- compliance of any remote part of a traineeship with quality criteria;
- clear learning objectives and access to adequate mentorship and to the guidance of trained mentors to ensure intergenerational transfers of skills;
- in cooperation with the national labour inspectorates and relevant authorities, report malpractice and poor conditions during the traineeship period by means of established channels.
The Commission is called on the Commission to propose a directive on open labour market traineeships, traineeships in the context of active labour market policies (ALMPs) and traineeships that are a mandatory part of professional training, in order to ensure minimum quality standards, including rules on the duration of the traineeships, access to social protection in accordance with national law and practice as well as remuneration that ensures a decent standard of living in order to avoid exploitative practices.
Assistance, awareness-raising, good practice
While condemning the use of trainee status for contracting highly skilled and specialised workers, the report highlighted the central role that the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Recovery and Resilience Facility and its Scoreboard, which links funding to Next Generation EU measures, and the Youth Guarantee can play in increasing the number of high-quality traineeships, including for disadvantaged groups.
The Commission is invited to: (i) raise awareness at national, regional and local level of the EU funds available to ensure access to quality traineeships for all; (ii) support the exchange of best practice between Member States on quality traineeships for all; and (iii) provide assistance to Member States on legal issues related to the implementation of a quality framework for traineeships.
The report called on Member States to put in place adequate monitoring systems to ensure the quality of trainees' first work experience, and invited the Commission to convey guidelines for adequate monitoring systems to ensure uniformity of data collection. It called on national labour market inspectorates to ensure compliance with existing regulations on quality traineeships. It also called for better and more comparable data on traineeships to be collected at Member State and EU level.
Accessibility
The report stressed that quality traineeships must be inclusive and accessible to all . In particular, it stressed the need to help people with disabilities gain access to quality traineeships while ensuring that the recruitment process is inclusive. It called for traineeships to be accessible to people of all ages, while stressing the need to provide opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, in particular young NEETs. It called on the Member States to do more to encourage traineeships abroad and, in this respect, highlighted the potential of EURES as a tool for matching training and placement.
In conclusion, the Commission is asked to:
- present a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, based on Article 153(2)(b) TFEU, in conjunction with paragraph 1(b) thereof, on a framework for quality traineeships;
- submit a proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council, based on Article 166(4) TFEU, on a quality framework for traineeships.
Documents
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0239/2023
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0186/2023
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE746.998
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE742.416
- Committee draft report: PE739.586
- Committee opinion: PE648.619
- Committee opinion: PE648.619
- Committee draft report: PE739.586
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE742.416
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE746.998
Activities
- Nicola BEER
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Dominique BILDE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Rosa D'AMATO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Agnes JONGERIUS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Ádám KÓSA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Jiří POSPÍŠIL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- José GUSMÃO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Guido REIL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Milan BRGLEZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Alicia HOMS GINEL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- Jarosław DUDA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
- João ALBUQUERQUE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2023/06/13 Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)
Votes
Des stages de qualité dans l’Union européenne - A9-0186/2023 - Monica Semedo - § 8 - Am 5 #
A9-0186/2023 - Monica Semedo - § 10 - Am 6S #
DK | PL | SE | HR | SK | IT | SI | LU | MT | NL | LT | EE | FI | CZ | LV | CY | AT | BE | HU | BG | EL | IE | PT | RO | FR | ES | DE | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
12
|
49
|
19
|
10
|
13
|
52
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
26
|
11
|
7
|
12
|
21
|
8
|
6
|
18
|
20
|
17
|
16
|
15
|
13
|
19
|
25
|
71
|
53
|
83
|
|
ECR |
60
|
Poland ECRFor (26)Adam BIELAN, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Anna FOTYGA, Anna ZALEWSKA, Beata KEMPA, Beata MAZUREK, Beata SZYDŁO, Bogdan RZOŃCA, Dominik TARCZYŃSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Grzegorz TOBISZOWSKI, Izabela-Helena KLOC, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Krzysztof JURGIEL, Patryk JAKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Italy ECRFor (7) |
Netherlands ECR |
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Spain ECR |
||||||||||||
ID |
48
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
Germany IDFor (8) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
NI |
38
|
2
|
2
|
Italy NIFor (1)Against (6)Abstain (1) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Hungary NIAgainst (1)Abstain (9) |
2
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
|||||||||||||||
The Left |
35
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Greece The LeftAgainst (5) |
4
|
4
|
France The LeftAgainst (5) |
Spain The LeftAgainst (5) |
Germany The LeftAgainst (5) |
|||||||||||||||
PPE |
146
|
1
|
Poland PPEFor (1)Against (14) |
Sweden PPE |
Croatia PPEFor (1)Against (1)Abstain (2) |
4
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
Netherlands PPEAgainst (4)Abstain (1) |
Lithuania PPEFor (1)Against (3) |
1
|
2
|
Czechia PPEFor (1)Against (3)Abstain (1) |
3
|
2
|
Austria PPEAgainst (1)Abstain (5) |
3
|
1
|
Bulgaria PPEAgainst (4)Abstain (3) |
Greece PPEAgainst (5) |
5
|
Portugal PPEFor (1)Against (5) |
Romania PPEFor (2)Against (9) |
France PPEFor (4)Against (2)Abstain (1) |
Germany PPEAgainst (7)Abstain (18) |
||
Verts/ALE |
66
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
France Verts/ALEAgainst (12) |
3
|
Germany Verts/ALEAgainst (21)
Alexandra GEESE,
Anna CAVAZZINI,
Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG,
Daniel FREUND,
Hannah NEUMANN,
Henrike HAHN,
Jutta PAULUS,
Malte GALLÉE,
Manuela RIPA,
Martin HÄUSLING,
Michael BLOSS,
Nico SEMSROTT,
Niklas NIENASS,
Patrick BREYER,
Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA,
Rasmus ANDRESEN,
Romeo FRANZ,
Sergey LAGODINSKY,
Ska KELLER,
Terry REINTKE,
Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL
|
||||||||||
Renew |
91
|
Denmark RenewAgainst (1) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
Netherlands RenewAgainst (2) |
1
|
3
|
3
|
Czechia RenewAgainst (5) |
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
Romania RenewAgainst (6) |
France RenewAgainst (21)
Bernard GUETTA,
Christophe GRUDLER,
Dominique RIQUET,
Fabienne KELLER,
Gilles BOYER,
Ilana CICUREL,
Irène TOLLERET,
Jérémy DECERLE,
Laurence FARRENG,
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE,
Max ORVILLE,
Nathalie LOISEAU,
Pascal CANFIN,
Pierre KARLESKIND,
Salima YENBOU,
Sandro GOZI,
Stéphane BIJOUX,
Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ,
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN,
Valérie HAYER,
Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR
|
Germany RenewFor (1)Against (6) |
||||
S&D |
128
|
3
|
Poland S&DAgainst (6) |
5
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
Netherlands S&DAgainst (6) |
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
Austria S&DAgainst (5) |
2
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
Portugal S&DAgainst (8) |
Romania S&DAgainst (6) |
France S&DAgainst (7) |
Spain S&DAgainst (18)
Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ,
Alicia HOMS GINEL,
Clara AGUILERA,
César LUENA,
Domènec RUIZ DEVESA,
Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL,
Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS,
Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO,
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ,
Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ,
Javi LÓPEZ,
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ,
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ,
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR,
Marcos ROS SEMPERE,
Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ,
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR,
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES
|
Germany S&DAgainst (14) |
A9-0186/2023 - Monica Semedo - § 30 - Am 7 #
A9-0186/2023 - Monica Semedo - Annexe I - Am 2S #
SE | DK | HU | CZ | PL | EE | SK | FI | LV | NL | HR | SI | BG | IT | LT | LU | MT | RO | CY | AT | DE | BE | EL | IE | FR | PT | ES | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
19
|
12
|
17
|
21
|
49
|
7
|
13
|
12
|
8
|
27
|
9
|
8
|
15
|
52
|
11
|
4
|
4
|
26
|
6
|
19
|
84
|
20
|
15
|
13
|
73
|
19
|
54
|
|
ECR |
60
|
2
|
4
|
Poland ECRFor (25)Adam BIELAN, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Anna ZALEWSKA, Beata KEMPA, Beata MAZUREK, Beata SZYDŁO, Bogdan RZOŃCA, Dominik TARCZYŃSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Grzegorz TOBISZOWSKI, Izabela-Helena KLOC, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Krzysztof JURGIEL, Patryk JAKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI
Against (1) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
Netherlands ECR |
1
|
2
|
Italy ECRFor (7) |
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
Spain ECR |
||||||||||||
ID |
49
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
Germany IDFor (8) |
3
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
NI |
38
|
Hungary NIFor (9)Abstain (1) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Italy NIFor (1)Against (7) |
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
|||||||||||||||
PPE |
148
|
Sweden PPE |
1
|
1
|
Czechia PPEFor (1)Against (3)Abstain (1) |
15
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
Netherlands PPEFor (2)Against (3) |
3
|
4
|
Bulgaria PPEFor (2)Against (2)Abstain (2) |
2
|
Lithuania PPEFor (2)Against (2) |
1
|
Romania PPEFor (8)Against (2)Abstain (2) |
2
|
Austria PPEAgainst (1) |
Germany PPEFor (21)Angelika NIEBLER, Axel VOSS, Christian DOLESCHAL, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel CASPARY, David MCALLISTER, Hildegard BENTELE, Jens GIESEKE, Karolin BRAUNSBERGER-REINHOLD, Marion WALSMANN, Markus FERBER, Markus PIEPER, Marlene MORTLER, Niclas HERBST, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Rainer WIELAND, Ralf SEEKATZ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Stefan BERGER, Sven SIMON
Against (4)Abstain (1) |
3
|
Greece PPEAgainst (5) |
5
|
France PPEFor (8) |
Portugal PPEAgainst (5)Abstain (1) |
||
Renew |
91
|
2
|
Denmark RenewAgainst (1) |
1
|
Czechia RenewAgainst (1) |
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
Netherlands RenewAgainst (2) |
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Romania RenewAgainst (6) |
1
|
Germany RenewFor (7) |
4
|
1
|
2
|
France RenewAgainst (20)
Bernard GUETTA,
Christophe GRUDLER,
Dominique RIQUET,
Fabienne KELLER,
Gilles BOYER,
Ilana CICUREL,
Irène TOLLERET,
Jérémy DECERLE,
Laurence FARRENG,
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE,
Max ORVILLE,
Nathalie LOISEAU,
Pascal CANFIN,
Pierre KARLESKIND,
Salima YENBOU,
Sandro GOZI,
Stéphane BIJOUX,
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN,
Valérie HAYER,
Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR
|
Spain RenewFor (1)Against (8) |
|||
The Left |
36
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Germany The LeftAgainst (5) |
1
|
Greece The LeftAbstain (1) |
4
|
France The LeftAgainst (6) |
4
|
Spain The LeftAgainst (5) |
|||||||||||||||
Verts/ALE |
66
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
Germany Verts/ALEAgainst (21)
Alexandra GEESE,
Anna CAVAZZINI,
Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG,
Daniel FREUND,
Hannah NEUMANN,
Henrike HAHN,
Jutta PAULUS,
Malte GALLÉE,
Manuela RIPA,
Martin HÄUSLING,
Michael BLOSS,
Nico SEMSROTT,
Niklas NIENASS,
Patrick BREYER,
Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA,
Rasmus ANDRESEN,
Romeo FRANZ,
Sergey LAGODINSKY,
Ska KELLER,
Terry REINTKE,
Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL
|
3
|
2
|
France Verts/ALEAgainst (12) |
1
|
3
|
||||||||||
S&D |
129
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
Poland S&DAgainst (6) |
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
Netherlands S&DAgainst (6) |
2
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
Romania S&DAgainst (6) |
2
|
Austria S&DAgainst (5) |
Germany S&DAgainst (14) |
2
|
1
|
France S&DAgainst (7) |
Portugal S&DAgainst (8) |
Spain S&DAgainst (19)
Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ,
Alicia HOMS GINEL,
Clara AGUILERA,
César LUENA,
Domènec RUIZ DEVESA,
Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL,
Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS,
Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO,
Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO,
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ,
Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ,
Javi LÓPEZ,
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ,
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ,
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR,
Marcos ROS SEMPERE,
Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ,
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR,
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES
|