Activities of Jean LAMBERT related to 2017/2277(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on pathways for the reintegration of workers recovering from injury and illness into quality employment PDF (440 KB) DOC (69 KB)
Amendments (26)
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas adopting a human rights- based approach to addressing the issues is essential;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas it is important to consider the whole population affected by chronic diseases, including the younger generations; one third of the European population 15+ and 25% of the working population live with a chronic disease;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas it is important to consider that some people with chronic conditions do not wish or cannot return to work; certain illnesses are overwhelming in almost every aspect of daily life;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the financial impact of chronic diseases on families if those affected cannot go back to work must be considered;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas health and wellbeing play a central role in building strong and socially sustainable economies;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that there is a strong European case for improving the management of sickness absence in the Member States as well as for making workplaces more adaptable toinclusive for those suffering from chronic conditions and disabilities;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the forthcoming EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work post 2020 should further prioritise investments through EU fundsstrong EU level protection of workers affected by health and safety risks; stresses also investments at European, national and regional level aimed at prolonging healthier lives and working lives, worker-oriented flexibility and supporting recruitment and well- adapted return to work;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. ERecalls the repeated calls by the European Parliament on the European Commission to deliver the required legislation on musculoskeletal disorders; recalls that non-action to protect workers with musculoskeletal disorders has direct negative impact not only on individual health but on overall workforce productivity; encourages Member States to engage fully in the forthcoming 2020-2022 EU-wide campaign on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and to find innovative non- legislative solutions; calls for the active involvement of the Member States in the dissemination of information provided by the EU-OSHA;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that implementing measures for psychosocial risk prevention in a systematic way should be a crucial feature of modernall workplaces; calls on the Member States to provide support to concerned individuals and businesses in managing these riskchallenges;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the de-stigmatisation of people with mental health problems and learning disabilities, the promotion of mental health and well-being, the prevention of mental disorders as well as for increased resources for treatment and care;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Invites the Commission to consider whole-cost accounting in the field of active and social inclusion as experience has shown that early investment and preventive action can reduce overall cost for society in the long term; welcomes the fact that Recommendation 2008/867/EC proposes to increase investment in social inclusion accordingly;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers that the Member States should provide targeted additional benefits for people with disabilities or chronic diseases, which cover extra costs in connection, inter alia, with personal support and assistance, the use of specific facilities and medical and social care, establishing inter alia affordable price levels for medicines for less advantaged social groups; stresses the need to ensure decent invalidity and retirement pension levels;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a comprehensive EU chronic disease strategy that will include a section on labour and addresses prevention and early intervention;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Considers that the Member States should provide integrated care services, including psychological, social and employment counselling early on in the care pathway;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capabilities and the adaptation of the workplace, taking into account the person’s occupational profile and socio-economic situation; encourages Member States to improve provisions in their social security systems that would favour the system of return to worksupport both individuals who can return to work and those who can't with decent poverty-proof protection that is not conditional;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to provide external support to ensure guidance and technical support for small and micro-enterprises with limited experience in occupational rehabilitation and return-to-work measures; recognises that larger enterprises may also need to invest in management training to support workers with chronic conditions;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that there is a risk that more imaginative approaches to reintegrate those furthest from the labour market for eventual access to it may be deprived of funding in favour of a more narrow approach based on easily quantifiable outcomes; calls on the Commission, therefore, to improve the funding for bottom-up approaches under Structural Funds, and particularly under the ESF and the development of indicators that measure the progress made to social and active inclusion, so as to target innovative grass-roots initiatives to promote active reintegration;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the key importance of communication and a multidisciplinary and cooperative approach between all stakeholders (workers, their families, medical doctors, social services, employers) for the successful physical and occupational rehabilitation of workers; lauds the success of the non-bureaucratic and practical approach of the Austrian fit2work programme with its emphasis on easy communication accessible to all workers (such as the use of simplified language);
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that financial incentives should be in place to integrate and keep people with reduced working capacity in employment and that social protection and income support should not be made conditional; if medical conditions allow, strongly encourages the integration of workers through re-training and upskilling into the open labour market;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the EU and Member States to introduce policy frameworks including incentives for employefirst and active labour market policiesforemost for the concerned individuals but also where applicable for employers and to support the employment of persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses, including the breaking down of barriers in the workplace;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to develop and encourage policies that ensure the exchange and uptake of good practices between countries, be they initiatives of private entities or public measures;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the EU and the Member States to facilitate re-skilling and training of people with chronic conditions; stresses the importance of focusing policy provisions on the capacity to work of the individuals as retaining the experience and knowledge of a worker who risks to be lost to permanent sick leave;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Recognises the value of returning to work in the care process, as for many individuals work allows for financial independence and is life-enhancing, sometimes can be a crucial factor in a recovery process;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls on Member States not to immediately withdraw welfare benefits when people with chronic diseases gain employment in order to avoid the “benefit trap”;