3 Amendments of Jutta STEINRUCK related to 2013/2093(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the importance of the retail sector, which accounts for almost 15 % of the EU’s total employment, skilled as well as unskilled, and in particular its importance for young people; acknowledges the Commission’s approach based on the belief that facilitating mobility could assist the growth of the sector, but stresses that crossborder job placement must not be regarded as a way out of the crisis; notes as well that 29 % of all EU enterprises, including a very high share of SMEs, are engaged in this sector;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of addressing the mismatch between labour force skills and the requirements of the retail sector, so as to enhance employability, especially of young people, the long-term unemployed, older workers and the disabled, as well as to consider the need to update skills frequently in order to allow employees to take on new tasks resulting from innovation; stresses in this connection also the responsibility of employers to regularly prepare employees for changes and innovations in the sector;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that undeclared work represents an important issue in the retail sector, entailing high social risks and low income for workers, who are excluded from health coverage and social benefits, andversely affecting the economies of the Member States and the financial viability of the European social model, and undermining the funding and distribution of social benefits and public services; observes with concern the understaffing of employment authorities in many Member States; calls for a proper implementation of existing social and labour legislation and increased labour inspections; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to engage in dialogue with stakeholders in the retail sector, under the European Platform to fight undeclared work, to assess the impact of the informal economy on working conditions and to identify an EU approach to combat it.