6 Amendments of Marita ULVSKOG related to 2018/2012(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets the low take up of the previous 2016 EGF case involving redundancies at Ericsson but is pleased that lessons have been learnt from it; notes with approval that former employees targeted by the current application will be able to take up education and training without adversely affecting their redundancy payments;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is aware that there is a huge demand for people with skills in IT across the different regions, while there is a skills mismatch from those dismissed by Ericsson and labour market requirements; acknowledges that many people with the same skills are being made redundant at the same time, in the same geographical areasconsiders that blue collar and older workers are in particular need of assistance;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the decision to provide specialised help to redundant workers above the age of 50 who are in danger of becoming long-term unemployed, and those with learning or physical disabilities, in view of the increased challenges they are likely to face in finding alternative work;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the cost of allowances and incentives for dismissed workers reaches almost up to the limit of 35 % of the total cost of the coordinated package of personalised services listed under the EGF Regulation (point (b) of Article 7 (1)); and that those actions are conditional on the active participation of the targeted beneficiaries in job-search or training activities;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that Sweden is planning five types of actions for the redundant workers covered by this application: (i) counselling and career planning, (ii) measures for disadvantaged groups, (iii) entrepreneurship support, (iv) education and training, (v) job search and mobility allowances; welcomes Sweden’s decision to start providing personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries in February 2017, in advance of the EGF application;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls that, in accordance with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation, the design of the coordinated package of personalised services should anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills and should be compatible with the shift towards a resource-efficient and sustainable economy; welcomes the obligation for the Swedish Public Employment Service to include environmental demands in its calls for tender and in its own practice.