8 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2014/2150(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that, where the need for action at EU level in the area of employment and social affairs has been clearly identified and fully respects the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, that a set of indicators to identify the full compliance costs as well as administrative costs of any such legislative act should be applied in order to better assess its impact;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s indication in their Work Programme 2015 that the maternity leave directive should be considered for withdrawal; Believes that considerations should be given to a broader non-legislative initiative to promote the reconciliation of work and family life in Member States;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to urgently review the Small Business Act to see how it can be improved to work more effectively, in line with the better regulation agenda;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that social partner agreements apply to a wide range of policy areas that impact on both employees and employers; is concerned that negotiations have not kept pace with the EU better regulation agenda;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that better regulation principles should apply to decisions on secondary legislation as well as primary legislation; calls on the Commission to take appropriate steps to ensure all implementing and delegated acts in the area of employment and social affairs are open for wider scrutiny in a simple, clear and transparent manner;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to prioritise action in the fields of what have been identified as the ‘Top Ten’ most burdensome laws for SMEs, including the working time and temporary agency directives; Calls on the Commission produce its detailed impact assessment on the Working Time Directive as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the social partners to embrace better regulation tools, to increase the use of impact assessments in their negotiations and refer agreements proposing legislative action to the Commissions Impact Assessment Board;
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Reiterates Parliaments calls for an ambitious burden reduction target of 30% to be introduced in the costs to SMEs and microenterprises by administrative and regulatory burdens by 2020;