12 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2015/2147(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that whilst it is impossible to hold backthe digital revolution is transforming Europe's economy and is changing labour markets and whereas new jobs requiring digital skills will emerge; emphasizes that the digital revolution, it is possible to shape its courses an opportunity for the European economy;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that barriers to do business digitally and across borders are barriers to growth and job creation;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that start-ups are important drivers of net job creation across the EU and that at times of high unemployment in many Member States the digital single market offers a unique opportunity for SMEs, micro-enterprises and start-ups to drive growth and job creation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Highlights the need to create a robust and thriving digital single market, within which unnecessary barriers are removed so that consumers and businesses are given the opportunities and confidence to operate across the EU which in turn will generate new long term sustainable employment opportunities;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights the recent trend of companies returning production and services to Europe and the opportunities this brings for job creation; believes that the completion of the digital single market can help accelerate this trend of re- shoring jobs;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that regulation, including employment and social policy, needs to keep pace with the digitalisation of societyfull extent of what is now possible for digital innovation and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that all new policy initiatives are innovation friendly and are subject to a digital stress test as part of their impact assessment; and that the existing legislation including in the area of employment and social policy should be reviewed to ensure it is still fit for purpose for the digital age;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to undertake a thoroughn assessment of the projected impact which digitalisation will have on the number and types of jobs available and to gather information on new forms of employment, such as crowdsourcing and crowdworkingjob opportunities across the EU and the skill sets required to fulfil these opportunities;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that as job and skills profiles become more complex, new demands are being placed on training and further education; emphasises the importance of social dialogue in efforts to bring course content up to date and develop skills strategietronger synergies between European and national initiatives, involving the various education and training sectors, the social partners and businesses, with a view to keeping curricula in tune with future labour market needs;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the digitalisation-driven trend towards more flexible working practices may also give rise to precarious forms of employment to which current standards as regards social security, working time, working location, worker participation and employment protection no longer apply; calls for self-employed persons with quasi-employee status to be placed on an equal footing with employed persons under employment law; of the economy can offer more flexible working arrangements for both employers and employees which can result in high participation rates amongst groups that might otherwise be excluded from the labour market; stresses in this regard the importance of striking a balance between worker protection with the ability for individuals and employers to agree ways of working that suit both their needs; notes that since 2000 the average labour productivity growth in the ICT industry has been 43%, beating every other sector 1 a ; underlines that growth in productivity leads to corresponding wage growth; __________________ 1aEU Structural Change Report 2015 page 48
Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8