14 Amendments of Stefan BERGER related to 2020/0310(COD)
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In a context of declining collective bargaining coverage, it is essential that the Member States promote collective bargaining to enhance workers’ access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements. This applies in particular to Member States where multinational and large corporations in the digital and logistics industries practice social dumping and have further eroded alleged loopholes in the social system in recent years. Member States with a high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a low share of low-wage workers and high minimum wages. Member States with a small share of low wage earners have a collective bargaining coverage rate above 70%. Similarly, the majority of the Member States with high levels of minimum wages relative to the median wage have a collective bargaining coverage above 70%. While all Member States should be encouraged to promote collective bargaining, those who do not reach this level of coverage should, in consultation and/or agreement with the social partners, provide for or, where it already exists, strengthen a framework of facilitative procedures and institutional arrangements enabling the conditions for collective bargaining. Such framework should be established by law or by tripartite agreement.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Minimum wages are considered adequate if they are fair in relation to the wage distribution in the country and if they provide a decent standard of living. The adequacy of statutory minimum wages is determined in view of the national socio- economic conditions, including employment growth, competitiveness as well as regional and sectoral developments. Their adequacy should be assessed at least in relation to their purchasing power, to the productivity developments and to their relation to the gross wage levels, distribution and growth. The use of indicators commonly used at international level, such as 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage, can help guide the assessment of minimum wage adequacy in relation to the gross level of wages.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to improving working and living conditions in the Union, this Directive establishes a framework for promoting:
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may decide not to apply this Directive to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within their countries or if the Directive could cause serious damage to the country's own conditions of well-functioning employment and labour market systems.
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘collective bargaining coverage’ means the share of workers at national level to whom a collective agreement applies; when calculating the collective bargaining coverage, Member States should take into account both direct and indirect collective bargaining coverage, where indirect collective bargaining coverage is provided, for example, by companies oriented towards sectoral collective agreements.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With the aim to increase the collective bargaining coverage Member States shall take, in accordance with their national law and practices, and in consultation with the social partners, at least the following measures:
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) encourage constructive, meaningful and informed negotiations on wages among social partners;, thereby respecting the free will of workers and employers in the process
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States where overall collective bargaining coverage is less than 70% of the workers defined within the meaning of Article 2 shall in addition provide for a framework of enabling conditions for collective bargaining, either by law after consultation of the social partners or by agreement with them, and shallmay establish an action plan to promote collective bargaining. The action plan shallmay then be made public and shall be notified to the European Commission.
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the regular and timely updates of statutory minimum wages in order to preservomote their adequacy.
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensurable that the social partners are involved in a timely and effective manner in statutory minimum wage setting and updating, including through participation in consultative bodies referred to in Article 5(5) and notably as concerns:
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall, in cooperation with social partners, take the following measures where proportionate, to enhance the access of workers to statutory minimum wage protection as appropriate:
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) strengthen the controls and field inspections conducted by labour inspectorates or the bodies responsible for the enforcement of statutory minimum wages. ThWhere duly justified, those controls and inspections shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory;
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
In accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU, Directive 2014/25/EU and Directive 2014/23/EU, Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public procurement or concession contracts economic operators comply with the wages set out by Union law, national provisions or collective agreements for the relevant sector and geographical area and with the statutory minimum wages where they exist.