14 Amendments of Thomas ULMER related to 2008/2249(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, although subcontracting has many positive aspects and has allowed for increased productive capacity, it is also generating some economic and social imbalances among workers and might foster a race to the bottom in working conditions, which is a matter of concern,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, subcontracting may also be carried out by pure manpower firms that sometimes operate as so-called letterbox companies, which highlights the nature of the construction industry as a sector of rapidly changing, often fixed term employment relationships where the position of workers is often precarious,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas employment relations in thethe externalisation of activities and/or labour forces through sub- construaction sector have been redefined and, at the same time, haveng or employment agencies may reduced the direct social responsibility of the 'principal contractor', as labour has been externalised by the use of subcontractors and employment agencies, making the supply of cheap, often unskilled labour an integral part of lower level subcontractingcompanies, when used extensively,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, the constructionsome sectors hasve been especially vulnerable to abuses in itstheir often complicated subcontracting chains,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the Commission's proposal for a Directive providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, in which the Commission introduces the idea of joint and several liability into Community legislation;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises the particular challenges faced by small businesses, calls on policymakers to develop appropriate tools to raise awareness in this sector;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reminds all stakeholders that, in its aforementioned resolution on the posting of workers, Parliament called on the Commission to regulate the joint and several liability of general or principal undertakings, in order to deal withconsider abuses in the subcontracting and outsourcing of cross- border workers, and to set up a transparent and competitive internal market for all companies;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its message by calling on the Commission to establish a clear-cut Community legal instrument introducing joint and several liability at European level whilst respecting the different legal systems in place in the Member States and the principles of subsidiarity and proportionalityCalls on the Commission to report on joint and several liability at European level;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that such an instrumentinformation and exchange of best practices would benefit not only employees, but also Member State authorities, employers and especially SMEs in their fight against the grey economy, as clear, transparent Community rules would drive dubious operators out of the market, thus improving the functioning of the single market;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Warns also against conflicts and overlapping between, and duplication of provisions found in codes of conduct and in labour law, codes of conduct, standards and guidelines adopted by public authorities and collective agreements in force; for this reason, emphasises the need for undertakings to adhere, as a matter of priority, to codes of conduct, standards and guidelines drafted at the level of supranational organisations (OECD, ILO), national, or sector level;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that the fight against the potential negative social consequences of subcontracting can be tacklstrengthened by enhanced social dialogue between employers' organisations and trade unions, also with the participation of socially active NGOs and civil society organisations.