55 Amendments of Renate WEBER related to 2014/0002(COD)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The free movement of workers is a key element to the development of a more integrated Union labour market which allows worker mobility from high unemployment areas to areas characterised by labour shortages. It alsoand contributes to finding the right skills for vacant positions and overcoming bottlenecks in the labour market.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Growing interdependency between labour markets calls for reinforced cooperation between employment services to bring about freedom of movement for all workers through voluntary and fair labour mobility within the Union in accordance with Article 46 (a) of the Treaty, and therefore a common framework for cooperation should be established between Member States and the Commission on labour mobility within the Union. This framework should bring together job, traineeship and apprenticeship vacancies from across the Union and the possibility of applying for those job vacancies ('clearance'), define the provision of related support services to workers and employers and provide for a common approach to share information necessary to facilitate said co-operation.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Considering the critical importance of the EURES network for boosting employment in the Union, the Commission should ensure direct and adequate finance for the proper functioning of the platform and for Member States' cooperation.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In the ‘Compact for Growth and Jobs’, the European Council requested to explore the possibility of extending to apprenticeships and traineeships the EURES network, apprenticeships and traineeships can be covered under the present Regulation, provided that the persons concerned are considered workers with reference to the rights conferred on citizens under Articles 45 and 47 of the Treaty. An appropriate exchange of general information on mobility for apprenticeships and traineeships within the Union needs to be introduced and adequate assistance to the candidates for those positions should be developed, based on a mechanism for clearance of offers, once such a clearance is deemed feasible in accordance with the appropriate standards and with due respect to the competences of the Member States.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The extension of the EURES network to apprenticeships and traineeships should observe the Council recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships, as to improve the quality of traineeships, in particular as regards learning and training content and working conditions, with the aim of easing the transition from education, unemployment or inactivity to work. Inter alia, the traineeship should respect the working conditions applicable to trainees, under the applicable Union and Member State law, the rights and obligations, transparency of its terms and conditions etc.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The social partners' participation in the EURES network contributes in particular to the analysis of obstacles to mobility as well as the promotion of fair and voluntary labour mobility within the Union, including in the cross-border regions. Social partners representatives at Union level should therefore be involved in the overall governance structure of the EURES network, while national employers' organisations and trade unions may apply to become a EURES Partner.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The composition of the EURES network as regards other organisations than the ones above should be flexible to adjust to changing developments on the labour market for recruitment services. The emergence of a variety of employment services coupled with the reshaped role of the PES relating to national recruitment services points towards the need for a concerted effort by Member States and the European Commission to open up the EURES network, as the main Union tool delivering intra-Union recruitment services.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A broader membership of the EURES network has socpotential, economic and, financial and social benefits. It improves efficiency in service delivery by facilitating partnerships, enhancing complementarity and quality improvements. It increases the market share of the EURES network insofar as new members make available job, traineeship and apprenticeship vacancies, job applications and curriculum vitae ('CV’s'). Transnational and cross- border co-operation, which is a key feature of the operation of the EURES network, could generate innovative forms of learning and co-operation between employment services, including on quality standards for job, traineeship and apprenticeship vacancies and support services. The EURES network would therefore enhance its relevance as one of the key Union tools available to Member States and the European Commission for supporting concrete measures towards a high level of employment within the Union.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Member States should be able to refuse or to revoke the admission of organisations that are in breach of the labour standards or legal requirements. In the case of a refusal of admission based on non-compliance with such standards or requirements, it is appropriate that, after transmission by the National Coordination Office to the European Coordination Office, the information relating to such a refusal or revocation be distributed via the European Coordination Office to the other National Coordination Offices which can take appropriate action on their own territory in accordance with their national laws and practices, should the organisation operate there.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To communicate reliable and up to date information to jobseekers, trainees, apprentices, workers and employers on the different aspects of labour mobility within the Union, the EURES network should cooperate with other bodies, services and Union networks facilitating mobility and informing citizens about their rights under Union law, such as Your Europe portal, the European Youth portal and SOLVIT, the organisations responsible for the recognition of professional qualifications and the bodies for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of workers, designated in accordance with Directive ../2013 (EU) of [the European Parliament and of the Council on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of the freedom of movement for workers].
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The right of freedom of movement entails the necessity to set up the means to support clearance, that is to say, the exchange of job vacancies, job and applications and CV's, in order to make the labour market fully accessible to bothtrainees, apprentices, workers and employers in accordance with Article 46(d) and Article 47 of the Treaty, and therefore a common IT platform should be established at Union level and run by the Commission. Securing this right means empowering worjobseekers to actually gain access to all employment opportunities throughout the Union.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The right of freedom of movement entails the necessity to set up the means to support clearance, that is to say, the exchange of job vacancies, job applications and CV's, in order to make the labour market fully accessible to both worjobseekers and employers in accordance with Article 46(d) of the Treaty, and therefore a common IT platform should be established at Union level and run by the Commission. Securing this right means empowering workers to actually gain access to all employment opportunities throughout the Union.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The common IT platform which brings together job vacancies and the possibility of applying for those vacancies, while enabling job seekers and employers to automatically match data according to various criteria and levels, should facilitate the achievement of equilibrium on the Union labour markets which would bring a high level of employment and help avoid serious threats to the standard of living and levels of employment in the various regions and industries.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The legal responsibility for ensuring the intrinsic and technical quality of the information made available to the common IT platform, in particular as regards job vacancyies' data, is with the organisations that make the information available in accordance with the law of and/or within the standards set by the Member States. The Commissose organisations should facilitate cooperation, to render possible an earlygether with the Commission, to detection of any fraud or abuse related to the exchange of information at European levelUnion level. All parties involved should ensure the provision of high-quality data.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A common classification system of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations constitutes one of the most important tools for enabling online job application in the Union, it is therefore necessary to develop the cooperation between Member States and the European Commission in order to achieve interoperability and meaningful automated matching across borders, including by mapping to and from the common to national classification systems. Other established European formats and tools for comparability of and transparency on skills and qualifications, such as the European Qualifications Framework and the single framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) shcould also be used in this context.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The common classification system of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations should capitalise on the experiences and best practices already acquired following the implementation of the European Qualifications Framework and Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) A common approach to the services delivered by the organisations ('support services') participating in the EURES network should be established and the principle of equal treatment of trainees, apprentices and workers, ands well as employers seeking assistance on intra- Union labour mobility, regardless of their location in the Union, should be secured as much as possible, and therefore principles and rules should be established regarding the availability of support services in the territory of the individual Member States. This common approach also covers apprenticeships and traineeships considered as work.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) A wider and more comprehensive choice of assistance on intra-Union labour mobility opportunities benefits trainees, apprentices and workers, and it is needed to improve the EURES network's potential to provide support to worjobseekers throughout their entire working life, securing their transitions and careers.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Support services will help to decrease the obstacles faced by job seekers when exercising their workers' rights under Union law as well as to exploit more efficiently all traineeship, apprenticeship and job opportunities, thus securing better individual employment prospects.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A profound understanding of labour demand in terms of matching skills, qualifications, occupations, sectors and needs of employers would benefit the right of free movement of workers within the Union and therefore support services should include good quality assistance to employers, small and medium sized enterprises in particular. Close working relationships between employment services and employers will increase the pool of job vacancies and job matching of suitable candidates, secure pathways for job seekers in particular youth and those in vulnerable groups and improve labour market intelligence.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Support services for worjobseekers are connected to the exercise of their fundamental freedom of movement as workers under Union law, they and should be free of charge. However, the support services for employers may be subject to a fee, in accordance with national practices.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Transparency of labour markets and adequate matching capabilities, including matching of skills and qualifications with labour market needs, are pre- conditions for labour mobility within the Union. A better balance between labour supply and demand by better matching skills and jobs can be achieved through an efficient system at Union level for exchanging of information on national, regional and sectoral labour surpplusesy and shortages thatdemand. Such a system should be set up between Member States, andssisted by the European Commission and used as a basis for Member States to develop their mobility policies and underpin the practical cooperation within the EURES network.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a)Those policies should also consider the hostile working environment, the high risks of exploitation and the poor working conditions which the mobile workers might experience when they arrive in a new labour market. The same considerations should be given to those workers' families and the opportunities available for them to be integrated in the new labour market.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) A programming cycle should be established to support the coordination of action on mobility within the Union. To be effective, the programming of Member States' activity plans should take into account data on mobility flows and patterns, the data analysis of existing and forecast labour shortages and surplusesupply and demand, and recruitment experiences and practices under the EURES network and it should consist of a review of the existing resources and tools at the disposal of the organisations in the Member State to facilitate intra-EU labour mobility.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The sharing of draft activity plans under the programming cycle among Member States should enable the National Coordination Offices, acting on behalf of the Member States, together with the European Coordination Office, to direct the resources of the EURES network toward appropriate actions and projects, and thereby steer the development of the EURES network as a more result-oriented tool responsive to the needs of jobseekers, trainees, apprentices and workers according to the dynamics of the Union labour markets.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Since tThe objective of this Regulation - namely to establish a common framework for cooperation between Member States to bring together job vacancies and the possibility of applying for those job vacancies and to facilitate the achievement of a balance between supply and demand in the employment market - cannot be sufficientlybetter achieved by twhen Member States, and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effect of the action, be better achieved cooperate, with the assistance of the Commission, at Union level, t. The Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty of the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in said Article 5, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) For the purpose of establishing the composition of the network for a transitional period and of ensuring operational continuity with the network established within the framework of Regulation (EU) 492/2011, the organisation designated as EURES Partners under Article 3(c) or Associated Partners under Article 3(d) of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/733/EU on [date of entry into force of this Regulation] should be permitted to continue as EURES Members or EURES Partners for a transitional period.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) cooperation between Member States and the Commission on sharing data on traineeship, apprenticeship and job vacancies, job applications and CV's and on the resultant placement of worjobseekers in traineeships, apprenticeships and jobs;
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) actions by and between Member States to facilitate the achievement of a balance between supply and demand in the labour market of the Union, with a view to promote aachieve high levels of employment;
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) related mobility support services to be provided to jobseekers, workers and employers.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘job vacancy’ means any offer for employment, including for apprenticeships and traineeships considered as work; apprenticeship or traineeship; The rules governing traineeships and apprenticeships, and the conditions under which they take place, shall be determined in the context of existing national and Union law;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘clearance’ means the exchange of information and processing of job vacancies, job applications and CV's;
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘placement’ by employment services of a worker with an employer or ‘recruitment’ of a worker for an employer means the provision of services to mediate between supply and demand with the objective of filling a job vacancy;
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) "EURES cross-border partnership" means long-term cooperation between the regional/local employment services, trade unions and employers' organisations, and other relevant stakeholders, at cross- border level.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) The EURES Members which are the bodiPublic Employment Services appointed by the Member States responsible for the application of this Regulation in the respective Member State, i.e. the 'National Coordination Offices' and other public, private or third-sector employment services authorised by Member States to provide at national, regional and/or local level support with clearance and support services to workers and employers;
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) The EURES Partners which are the organisations authorised by Member States to provide at national, regional and/or local level support with clearance and/or support services to workers and employers.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In cross-border regions, EURES cross-border partnerships comprising the regional/local public services, employers' organisations and other relevant stakeholders from at least two Members States, may also provide cross-border support services.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) increased voluntary geographical and occupational mobility in the Union on a fair basis;
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) social inclusion and integration of persons excluded from the labour market and social inclusion.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) the operation and development of a European job mobility portal, 'the EURES portal', and related IT services, including systems and procedures for the exchange of job vacancies, job, apprenticeship and traineeship applications, CVs, and supporting documents such as skills passports and the like, and other information, in cooperation with other relevant Union information, advisory services or networks, and initiatives;
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) information and communication activities across the Union;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) facilitation of networking, exchange of best practice and mutual learning within the EURES network;
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the monitoring and evaluation of EURES activity and its employment performance, in co- operation with EURES Members;
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) ensuring a coordinated transfer to the EURES portal of information on traineeship, apprenticeship and job vacancies, applications and CVs in accordance with Article 14;
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For the purpose of publication, including on the EURES portal, in the interest of jobseekers, workers and employers, the National Coordination Office validates, regularly updates and timely disseminates information and guidance available at national level on:
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) administrative procedures as regardsing employment and the take-up of employment;
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) apprenticeships and traineeships, after ensuring that they fully respect the Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships as to improve the quality of traineeships, in particular as regards learning and training content and working conditions, with the aim of easing the transition from education, unemployment or inactivity to work. Inter alia, the traineeship shall respect the working conditions applicable to trainees, under the applicable Union and national law and the rights and obligations and transparency of its terms and conditions;
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the regulatory framework for apprenticeships and traineeships;
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) where applicable, the situation of frontier workers in particular in cross- border regions. in close cooperation with EURES cross-border partnerships;
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The public employment services shall engage in enhanced cooperation as to assist job matching across borders.
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The common classification system of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations shall take into account the experiences and best practices already acquired following the implementation of the European Qualifications Framework and the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. ________________ 1a Directive2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22).
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) to provide information on counselling services as to employment opportunities for the workers' families;
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) to provide information on language courses available upon arrival in the Member State of destination;
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. By derogation from Article 18(5),The EURES Partners mayshall offer the assistance referred to in paragraph 1 to workers against a fefree of any charge.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that mobile workers enjoy the same protection on their territory as their own nationals. To that end public policies shall address the hostile working environment, the high risk of exploitation and the poor working conditions that mobile workers might experience when they arrive in a new labour market. The same considerations shall be given to those workers' families and opportunities shall be provided for them to be integrated into the new labour market.