Activities of Thomas MANN related to 2016/2095(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A European Pillar of Social Rights (debate) DE
Amendments (22)
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong European social model based on solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures good social protection for all, empowers vulnerable groups, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission is expected to come forward in the spring of 2017 with a proposal for a binding European Pillar of Social Rights and thus begin an intensive discussion process on the details of a strong European social model;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. whereas a EU social convention should be convened in which representatives of the social partners, the national governments and parliaments and the EU institutions discuss the future and structure of the European social model with public participation and which should end with the adoption of a new European social charter for the 21st century;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that the smallest, small and medium-sized enterprises are the driving force behind jobs in the Union and therefore form the justification for a social AAA; calls for SMEs to do away with bureaucracy on a large scale in order to strengthen their international competitiveness and power of innovation;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the enactment of a directive on fair working conditions for all forms of employment, ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, including equal treatment, social protection, protection in case of dismissal, health and safety protection, provisions on working time and rest time, in particular with regard to a common weekly day of rest recognised by tradition and custom in the member states or regions1a, freedom of association and representation, collective bargaining, collective action, access to training, and adequate information and consultation rights; underlines that this directive should apply to employees as well as to all workers in non-standard forms of employment, such as fixed-term work, part-time work, on-demand work, self-employment, crowd-working, internship or traineeship; requests that the EU acquis be updated accordingly so as to apply to all workers; __________________ 1a This notion refers to the Social Charter of the Council of Europe: ‘to ensure a weekly rest period which shall, as far as possible, coincide with the day recognised by tradition or custom in the country or region concerned as a day of rest’ (Council of Europe, Social Charter, Art 2. 5, 1961 as well as in the revised version 1996).
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to assess the working conditions for all forms of employment in the Member States and where necessary to identify problems and put forward suggestions in every country in order to solve them;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. calls for the subsidiarity principle to be upheld in social policy;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the definition of ‘independent’ must apply beyond national policy;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for renewed upward convergence in wages throughout the EU; calls on the Commissionsocial partners to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining; considers that to ensure decent living wages, minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommends the establishment of national wage floors through legislation or collective bargaining, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respective national average wage;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the right to healthy and safe working conditions also involves limitations on working time and provisions on minimum rest periods, in particular with regard to a common weekly day of rest recognised by tradition and custom in the Member States or region and annual leave; awaits Commission proposals for legislation and other concrete measures to uphold this right for all workers, reflecting all current knowledge about health and safety risks;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses its firmly held belief that protecting a work-free Sunday or other work-free day in line with national traditions must be laid down in the EU Working Time Directive;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports strengthening social dialogue at all levels - regional, national, European and international; regards successful social dialogue as the core component of the European social model;
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is aware that rising life expectancy and workforce shrinking pose a challenge to the sustainability of pensions systems and to intergenerational fairness; reaffirms that the best response is to increase the overall employment rate; considers that pensionable ages should reflect, besides life expectancy, other factors including labour market trends, the economic dependency ratio, the birth rate and differences in job arduousness;
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that all workers should be covered by insurance against involuntary unemployment or part-time unemployment, coupled with job-search assistance and investment in (re)-training;
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for a European framework for minimum income schemes; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work;
Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for legislation ensuring fair access for all to good-quality and affordable social services of general interest and other essential services, such as e-communications, energy, transport and financial services; highlights the role of social enterprises;
Amendment 655 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyonIs in favour of everyone being able to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century, including digital literacy; highlights this as an important social investment, requiring adequate financing;
Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point a
Paragraph 19 – point a
a. social insurance schemes must be broadened in order to enable all workers to accumulate entitlements providing income security in situations such as unemployment, involuntary part-time work or career breaks for family or training reasons;
Amendment 756 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point b
Paragraph 22 – point b
Amendment 944 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls, in the context of the European Semester, for existing key indicators to be taken into account in formulating CSRs and the euro area recommendation as well as for the activation of EU instruments; urges a stronger role for the Macroeconomic Dialogue with social partners;
Amendment 950 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 1039 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32