16 Amendments of Jessica POLFJÄRD related to 2023/2536(RSP)
Amendment 29 #
Recital B
B. whereas collective bargaining at the sectoral and cross-industry levels came under pressure in some Member States in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis; whereas the share of workers covered by collective agreements in some Member States has declined significantly over the past 30 years, with an estimated drop in EU average coverage from about 66 % in 2000 to about 56 % in 201811, owing to labour market reforms in many Member States that decentralised collective bargaining systems, the rise of precarious forms of employment and bogus self-employment;whereas in most Member States, collective bargaining covering rates tend to be higher for employees on permanent contracts and for those working in larger companies; _________________ 11 Visser, Jelle, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies, ‘Database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts’, Version 6.1, November 2019.
Amendment 65 #
Recital F
F. whereas some Member States are ensuring an enabling framework for social dialogue, while in some other Member States, social dialogue is under pressure for reasons including ineffective consultation procedures, a lack of capacity and, strict representational criteria; whereas the EU regulatory landscape in the field of employment law and company law remains excessively fragmented, which could and the limited possibilities for the national social partners to autonomously resgult in a lack of legal certainty on applicable rules and rights for both employers and employeeate the labour market by means of collective agreements;
Amendment 75 #
Recital H
H. whereas the enabling conditions for a well-functioning social dialogue are: (i) the existence of strong, independent trade unions and technical capacity in employers’ organisations; (ii) access to relevant information to participate in social dialogue; (iii) a commitment from all parties to engage in social dialogue; (iv) respect for the fundamental rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining; and (v) appropriate institutional support; and (vi) the autonomy of the social partners which allows them to negotiate and conclude collective agreements without undue political intervention;
Amendment 91 #
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas social dialogue strengthens both democracy and civil society, and manifests the principle of subsidiarity where rules are made close to those whom they concern and affect;
Amendment 92 #
Recital L b (new)
L b. whereas collective bargaining allows for social partners to adjust, for instance, working conditions in a flexible and purposeful way; whereas collective bargaining systems are generally based on a complex set of rules and practices, established in national legal systems, and frequently based on longstanding traditions of the social partners;
Amendment 93 #
Recital L c (new)
L c. whereas collective bargaining systems where independent social partners have the right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements autonomously contribute to long-term predictability in the labour market; whereas a prerequisite for such well- functioning collective bargaining systems is that the national and European legislators trust the social partners' ability to take responsibility for good working conditions in the labour market and balance workers’ and employers’ interests;
Amendment 130 #
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that the density of employers’ organisations and trade unions is declining across allmany Member States; warns that the decrease in collective bargaining coverage is not only due to the decline in trade union density, but also to some extent to the lack of representation within employers’ organisation and employers’ lack of involvement and willingness to participate in collective bargaining;
Amendment 148 #
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, along with social partners, to commit tostrive towards reaching a higher collective bargaining coverage of 90 % by 2030, with a view to improving living and working conditions in the Union, contributing to European competitiveness and upward social convergence, as well as fighting in-work poverty and social exclusion and reducing wage inequality;
Amendment 160 #
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to repeal any national legislation that hampers collective bargaining, including any legislation that inhibits trade unions’ access to workplaces for the purpose of organising; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote sectoral- level collective bargaining as an important instrument to increase collective agreement coverage, making sure that derogations from collecand to ensure that national and EU initiatives agreements concluded at a higher levellow for independent and equal national social pare restricted to situations in which those derogations are needed to maintain quality employtners to adapt, complement or deviate from legislation by way of collective agreements;
Amendment 194 #
Paragraph 12
Amendment 202 #
Paragraph 13
Amendment 205 #
Paragraph 14
Amendment 211 #
Paragraph 15
Amendment 218 #
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the fact that the Commission communication on social dialogue states that the Commission will appoint a social dialogue coordinator in each Commission service to get a better understanding of social dialogue across the institution; is concerned that, without a clear mandate on what their roles, rights and responsibilities entail, these coordinators will have an insufficient impact; suggests that the Commission involve these social dialogue coordinators in all employment-related aspects and effects of EU regulations and policymaking, beyond the scope of Article 153 TFEU;
Amendment 231 #
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States, in order to safeguard incentives for social partners to negotiate and take responsibility for well-functioning labour markets, to ensure that all relevant legislation leaves sufficient room of manoeuvre for equal national social partners to adapt, complement or deviate from legislation by way of autonomous collective bargaining;
Amendment 234 #
Paragraph 20