15 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2016/2221(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas non-standard, atypical forms of employment have been emerging,are developing and the use of atypical employment contracts is thus becoming widespread, and wherebyas the number of workers with – often involuntary – fixed -termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non- standard or atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginal part-time work, temporary agency work, fixed-term contract work, zero-hour contracts, internships that are not part of an education programme, and informal or undeclared work;(Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that while the paradigm shift in employer-employee relationships may necessitate greater flexibility and changes in standard contractual rules it should be compatible with the retention of certain basic rights;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Understands precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristicsthat new forms of employment contract may, in some cases, be the cause of increasing insecurity and poverty:
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
- little or no job security owing to the non-permanent nature of the work, as in some fixed-term contracts, involuntary and often marginal part-time contractspart- time contracts, some of them marginal, contracts containing poor conditions, unwritten contracts, unclear working hours, and duties that change owing to work on demand;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that overly strict European social standards would, at best, do nothing to resolve the problem of employment becoming increasingly precarious, and that they could, in fact, make companies less competitive;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment, trends thatwhich will intensify unless new regulation is put into place; calls on the Commission andand which necessitate major legislative reforms at national level; calls on the Member States to ensure that work being transformed through digitalisation, and new employment being created as a result of it, is decent;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the erosion of workers’ social rights has been caused essentially by the trend toward vocational deregulation in many sectors, as adjusting to globalisation promotes cut-throat competition to keep down the prices of products and services;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the ultra-liberal development model does not promote the fair distribution of national wealth, and that growth – especially weak growth – no longer allows for job creation; notes, furthermore, that union representation is in crisis and sometimes even non-existent in some Member States, while worker mobility is being encouraged, with the result that the workforce is being isolated and collective action undermined;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining decent wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in providing consultation and guidance to employers; strongly underlines that labour inspectorates should focus on the goal of monitoring and improving working conditions, and should not be used as migration control mechanisms; strongly condemns the practice of companies to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that the deregulation of certain professions and the Commission’s promotion of flexicurity are having a disruptive effect on certain sectors, leading to the tacit endorsement of new forms of employment and increasing levels of insecurity;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Emphasises that this file represents a first step towards the establishment of a Social Pillar: a new Commission initiative that will serve only to confirm the general downward trend with regard to social standards in Europe; regrets that the promotion of European solidarity could result in further damage to the Member States’ social security systems;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Warns of the dangers inherent in a European form of solidarity centred around a universal income, which would result in nothing other than a European handout policy, fostering insecurity and poverty;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the policies of the Member States should be formulated and implemented in accordance with national law and practice, in consultation with, and without prejudice, the most representative organisations of employers and workers; points out that compliance with the subsidiarity principle should be a priority for the Commission where this file is concerned;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness, giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and workerand points out that this should apply to all their citizens without disabilitiestinction;