4 Amendments of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2015/0051(NLE)
Amendment 77 #
Recital 6
(6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governance. Combining supply and demand side measures, these actions should encompass a boost to investment, a strong renewed commitment to structural reforms and exercising fiscal responsibility.
Amendment 135 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1
Member States should promote productivity and employability through an appropriate supply of relevant knowledge and skills. Member States should make the necessary investments in education and vocational training systems while improving their effectiveness and efficiency to raise the skill level of the workforce, allowing it to better anticipate and meet the rapidly changing needs of dynamic labour markets in an increasingly digital economy. Member States should promote entrepreneurship among young people by, among others, introducing optional entrepreneurship courses and encouraging the creation of student enterprises in high schools and colleges. Member States should step up efforts to improve access to quality adult learning for all and implement active ageing strategies to enable longer working lives.
Amendment 164 #
Annex 1 – section 2 – paragraph 4
Barriers to labour market participation should be reduced, especially for women, older workers, young people, the disabled and legal migrants, legal migrants and people with a migrant background. Gender equality including equal pay must be ensured in the labour market as well as access to affordable quality early childhood education and care, flexible working arrangements, adequate leave policies and supportive long-term care services.
Amendment 180 #
Annex 1 – section 3 – paragraph 1
Member States should reduce labour market segmentation while safeguarding an appropriate balance between the necessary degree of flexibility and security. Employment protection rules and institutions should provide a suitable environment for recruitment while offering adequate levels of protection to those in employment and those seeking employment or employed on temporary contracts or independent work contracts. Quality employment should be ensured in terms of socio-economic security, education and training opportunities, working conditions (including health and safety) and work-life balance. In view of the need to prolong working life, Member States should put in place qualitative end- of-career measures such as flexible working-time arrangements, work-load reduction, part-time retirement, phased retirement, career break systems.