Activities of Siôn SIMON related to 2015/2255(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Social dumping in the EU (A8-0255/2016 - Guillaume Balas)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the multiplication of abusive practices and exercise of unfair competition weakens support to the principle of the internal market and undermines confidence in European integration;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas strong safeguards to protect the rights of posted workers and to prevent 'social dumping' are laid down in Directive 96/71/EC, that presents a core of mandatory rules regarding the terms and conditions of employment to be applied to an employee posted to work in another Member State,
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
D e. having regard to the on-going implementation of the Posting of Workers Enforcement Directive (2014/67/EU) and its aim to further increase the protection of posted workers and to specifically tackle cases of "social dumping",
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on ILO Convention No. 81 on labour inspection in order to ensure the respect of labour standards and the protection of workers, such as provisions relating to working time, safety, and health; recalls the important role ensured by social partners in order to ensure that existing legislations are respected;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to increase the staffing levels and resources of their labour inspectorates, agencies and their liaison offices, in particularto monitor and enforce protections in new models of employment relationships, as well as for interpretation and translation;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to combatntinue combatting the phenomenon of letterbox companies by monitoring and re- evaluating progress made through new enforcement tools as those being developed in the framework of the Posting of Workers Enforcement Directive (2014/67/EU) and in the Platform for undeclared work and by applying more generally the principle that each company should have a single corporate headquarters; recalls the rejection by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the proposal for a directive on single-person limited liability companies;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the notion of 'minimum wage' contained in Directive 96/71/EC should be revised to ensure equal pay for posted workers and local workers in similar positions; stresses the need to respectadhere to the collective agreements of the host country and to ensure, through the revision of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009, the payment of gross earnings corresponding to the remuneration paid by the employer before the deduction of taxes and social security contributions payable by employees and withheld by the employer; recalls that specific postings bonuses should be paid on top of remuneration;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Wishes periods of postings to be further limited in Directive 96/71/EC and temporary employment agencies to be excluded from the scope of the directive;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to introduce measures to prevent the manipulation of employment status with the aim of avoidance of employment rights and social protections;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to review their laws to eliminate on-call work models, such as precarious contracts called 'zero hour contracts' or 'pay to fly contracts', which can dramatically reduce workers´ income and security; believes that precarious working conditions are an additional safety risk;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission rapidly to draw up proposals to combat unfair competition in the digital and sharing economy as well as addressing the blurring of employment status which leaves workers unprotected, and tackling avoidance of social security and tax payments;
Amendment 631 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Desires that wage floorsmechanism be established, possibly in the form of a minimum wagwhere appropriate, to guarantee equal pay for equal work in the same place; emphasises that this instrument should be set up on the basis of legislation or conventionllective agreement, in accordance with national practices, with due respect for the role and the autonomy of the social partners; believes that these wage floors should represent at least 60% of the average national wage; calls on the Commission to consult the social partners with a view to introducing, where appropriate, a minimum wage in some border areas associated with highly mobile workersfully before presenting any measures to introduce a system for delivering equal pay for equal work in the same place;