8 Amendments of Thomas MANN related to 2011/2147(INI)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that Sunday should be enshrined in EU labour legislation as a regular weekly rest day, as it was in the 1993 Working Time Directive, if it can be scientifically proven that Sunday is preferable to any other day of the week in the interest of protecting workers' health;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Takes the view that there is an urgent need for a conclusive scientific review of the effects of Sunday working on workers’ health; notes that two Eurofound studies from 2007 and 2003, and studies by British and German researchers from 2009, showed that Sunday is preferable as a regular weekly rest day to any other day of the week in the interest of protecting workers' health; considers that the Commission should order a neutral study in the near future to review all the existing results and come to a conclusive scientific finding;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the proliferation of non-standard forms of employment (temporary work, seasonal work, Sunday work, part-time work, teleworking), which require a specific approach to worker protection; calls for the Commission to develop a legislative instrument on joint and several liability of enterprises in subcontracting chains;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. NotWelcomes the results of the Commission’s ‘Scoreboard 2009’ project illustrating the individual performances of the Member States; regrets that the data are not yet subject to any democratic control and are provided on a purely optional basis;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes there is a need to study in particular the link between suffering at work and the organisation of work, rather than concentrating onand calls for investigations into health problems to be based in principle on a holistic approach covering organisation of work, statistical factors and detecting individual fragilities;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that labour inspectors play a vital role in verifying the implementation of the legislation in force and, thereby, in prevention; encourages the Member States to strenglook at whethenr sanctions against enterprises not complying with their obligations concerning fundamental rights (salaries and OHS, including working hours) need to be strengthened;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that excessive working hours and insufficient rest periods are major factors in the increased level of occupational accidents and diseases; hopes thatcalls for a detailed and realistic scrutiny of the opt-out provisions applicable to Directive 2003/88/EC will be removed; stresses that these provisions violate the fundamental principles of OSH;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is alarmed at the increase in enforced part-time work, disjointed hours and night and Sunday work; calls for the risks to the balance between work and private life posed by teleworking, Sunday work and multiple jobs to be scientifically assessed;