12 Amendments of Sari ESSAYAH related to 2011/2147(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the outsourcing of work through subcontracting and temporary agency work oftenmay sometimes involves less skilled labour and looser employment relationships,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that legal requirements and employee claims are the two main factors motivating employers to take action, but that sensible employers are interested in OHS even without them, because it improves employees’ welfare and their business’s productivity and reputation;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the unequal application across the EU of the Framework Agreement on Work-related Stress and calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on work-related stress;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the proliferation of non-standard forms of employment (temporary work, seasonal work, part-time work, teleworking), which require a specific approach to worker protection; calls for the Commission to develop a legislative instrument on joint and several liability of enterprises in subcontracting chains;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the reduction in the number of accidents at work in the EU, which is probably due to the fact that greater attention has been devoted to OHS than in the past and it has been improved and because of lower employment levels and a continuing shift to the tertiary sector; hopes that the objectives set at European and national levels and the evaluation of their achievement take better account of this macroeconomic dimension;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the results of the Commission’s ‘Scoreboard 2009’ project illustrating the individual performances of the Member States; regrets that the data are not subject to any democratic controlaccuracy and comprehensiveness of the data are not always checked impartially and are provided on a purely optional basis;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Questions whether rights to OHS are respected in the case of undeclared activities and urges that strong measures be taken against the organisation of such activities; stresses that OHS is a right irrespective of the worker’s status, and that this right must be made effective through legislation;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that labour inspectors play a vital role in verifying the implementation of the legislation in force and, thereby, in prevention; encourages the Member States to strengthen sanctions against enterprises not complying with their obligations concerning fundamental rights (salaries and OHS, including working hours);
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned about the impact of subcontracting, for example in civil and military nuclear installations, as each employer tends to limit their preventive actions to their own employees; calls on the Commission to propose legislation on subcontractingnd stresses that all employers, including subcontractors, have a responsibility for their own employees and that preventive measures should be targeted at those employees;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is concerned about working conditions at some sites in the nuclear sector, which employsere seconded workers, agency workers and subcontractors are employed who are poorly informed about their rights; draws attention to the risks that a low level of social protection poses to these workers;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that excessive working hours and insufficient rest periods are major factors in the increased level of occupational accidents and diseases; hopes that the opt-out provisions applicable to Directive 2003/88/EC will be removed; stresses that these provisions violate the fundamental principles of OSH;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is alarmed at the increase in enforced part-time work, enforced teleworking, enforced disjointed hours and night work; calls for the risks to the balance between work and private life posed by teleworking and multiple jobs to be assessedsuch enforced working arrangements and multiple jobs to be assessed, but observes that to some workers these arrangements may be quite welcome;