6 Amendments of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2010/0210(COD)
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The duration of stay should be limited by Member States, in accordance with their needs, to a maximum period per calendarin any year, which, together with the definition of seasonal work, should ensure that the work is of genuinely seasonal naturele preserving the seasonal nature of the work. Provision should be made that within that maximum duration of stay, an extension of the contract or change of employer is possible. This should serve to reduce risks of abuses that seasonal workers may face if tied to a single employer and at the same time provide for a flexible response to employers’ actual workforce needs.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may reject an application if, within 12 months of its being made, the employer has been sanctioned in conformity with national law for undeclared work and/or illegal employment.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Seasonal workers shall be allowed to reside for a maximum of six months in any calendar year, after which they shallt least three months in any year, after which they shall return to a third country. The maximum duration of stay shall be laid down by Member States, while preserving the seasonal nature of the work. Seasonal workers shall subsequently return to a third country.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Within the period referred to under paragraph 1, and provided that the criteria of Article 5 are met, seasonal workers shall be allowed to extend their contract or to be employed as seasonal worker with a different employer if the first employer has infringed employers’ rights.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an employer who has not fulfilled the obligations arising out of the work contract shall be subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions. Such eEmployers contravening labour law provisions shall be excluded from applications for seasonal workers for one or more subsequent years.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
Article 14
Member States shall require employers of seasonal workers to provide evidence that the seasonal worker will benefit from accommodation that ensures an adequate standard of living. Employers should not be obliged to provide such accommodation, but should actively help in looking for appropriate accommodation. If seasonal workers are required to pay rent for such accommodation, its cost shall not be excessive in relation to their remuneration.