7 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2013/2111(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas false self-employment is basically a form of partial contribution evasion that is difficult to detect and undermines the sustainability and adequacy of pension schemes, depriving them of vital resources;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the particularly high unemployment levels in many Member States, compounded by the constant pressure to reduce (unit) labour costs are leading to national labour market trends and practices that encourage the further development and growth of false self- employment;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that measures to ensure social protection of sufficiently high quality based on measures to promote participation in employment are important in improving health and safety at work and enhancing productivity, which is a major competitive advantage;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, to ensure adequate social protection for young people in traineeship and apprenticeship schemes designed to provide them with work experience;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to take effective action in response to the lack of social protection in small and very small family enterprises for employed family members, including spouses, as a result of their unclear and informal terms of employment;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that, in many cases the economic crisis is making it impossible to strike a balance between flexibility and employment security in implementing labour market reforms in the Member States, thereby detracting from the sustainability of social security systems, the quality of benefits, workforce earnings and productivity, the real economy and social cohesion and, as a result, undermining the EU 2020 Strategy for maintaining and increasing employment levels;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to introduce adequate social protection framework provisions for the self- employed, based on reciprocity and the principle of non-discrimination, taking particular care, on the one hand, to avoid creating further obstacles to self- employment in the form of increased bureaucracy, for example, and, on the other, to secure the continued benefits of self-employed activity;