Activities of Jutta STEINRUCK related to 2014/0002(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (debate) DE
Amendments (23)
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The social partners' participation in the EURES network contributes in particular to the analysis of obstacles to mobility as well as the promotion of fair and voluntary labour mobility within the Union, including in the cross-border regions. Social partners representatives at national and Union level should therefore be involved in the overall governance structure of the EURES network, while national employers' organisations and trade unions may apply to become a EURES Partner.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Particular attention should be paid to supporting mobility in the cross-border regions for and providing services to frontier workers who are living in one Member State and working in another and have to cope with different national practices and legal systems and encounters specific administrative, legal or tax obstacles to mobility. Member StatThe relevant regional authorities may choose to set up specific support structures to facilitate this kind of mobility, s. Such structures should, within the framework of the EURES network, address the specific needs for information, guidance, cross- border matching between labour demand and supply and the resulting placements.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The sharing of draft activity plans under the programming cycle among Member States should enable the National Coordination Offices, acting on behalf of the Member States, together with the European Coordination Office and the social partners, to direct the resources of the EURES network toward appropriate actions and projects, and thereby steer the development of the EURES network as a more result-oriented tool responsive to the needs of workers according to the dynamics of labour markets.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The aim of this Regulation is not only to facilitate the exercise of the freedom of movement for workers within the Union in accordance with Article 45 TFEU, but also to do away with all forms of nationality- based unequal treatment of workers from the Member States as regards employment conditions, wages, social security and compliance with existing standards, by establishing a common framework for cooperation between Member States and the Commission.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the functioning of a European network of employment services between Member States and, the Commission and the social partners;
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) services for workers in order to guarantee fair mobility.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) ‘fair mobility’ means only mobility which is voluntary and which does not give rise to breaches of employment law, employment standards and workers’ rights in the European Union;
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘EURES cross-border partnerships’ means long-term, institutionalised cooperation on an equal footing between regional employment services. Cross- border partnerships may decide to admit additional partners.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the EURES cross-border partnerships, i.e. the cross-border, institutionalised partnerships which bring together at least the regional public employment agencies, trade unions and employers’ representatives from two different countries and which provide cross-border services in border regions within the meaning of Article 21(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with their respective roles and responsibilities, all organisations participating in the EURES network promote actively, in close cooperation, the opportunities labour mobility in the Union offers and seek to enhance ways and means for workers and employers to enjoy fair mobility and to seize these related opportunities at local, regional, national and European level.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the development of an appropriate framework for cooperation and clearance, including monitoring of compliance with quality standards, within the Union on apprenticeships and traineeships, in accordance with this Regulation;
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The European Coordination Office shall develop and carry out its activities in close cooperation with the social partners, cross-border partnerships and the National Coordination Offices.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For the purpose of publication, including on the EURES portal, in the interest of workers and employers, the National Coordination Office or, where appropriate, the EURES cross-border partnership, validates, regularly updates and timely disseminates information and guidance available at national level on:
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The National Coordination Office promotes the collaboration with stakeholders such as the social partners, career guidance services, universities, chambers of commerce and organisations involved in apprenticeships and traineeships schemes.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a The EURES cross-border partnerships and their tasks 1. The EURES cross-border partnerships shall provide their services in border regions of the European Economic Area and Switzerland. 2. The tasks of the EURES cross-border partnerships shall include: - providing information, counselling and placement and recruitment services for frontier workers and mobile workers; - supporting the networking of EURES advisers in border regions and coordinating cooperation between partners in the cross-border partnerships; - carrying out cross-border activities in order to make the labour market more transparent and do away with remaining obstacles to mobility; - preparing multilingual publications for frontier workers, jobseekers and employers; - promoting fair mobility. 3. The activities of the EURES cross- border partnerships must be funded in a manner consistent with Article 19(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013. The EURES cross-border partnerships shall be regarded as sustainable networks with clearly defined objectives. 4. Each EURES partnership shall draw up a multiannual work programme for all organisations which are involved in the partnership on an equal footing.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up a system to authorise EURES Partners to participate in the EURES network, monitor their activities and their compliance with national and Union law when applying this Regulation. This system shall be transparent, proportionate and respect the principles of equal treatment for applicant organisations and due process of law. The Member States shall be obliged to approve as EURES Partners representative social partner organisations with an interest in participating.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Coordination Group is composed of representatives of the European Coordination Office, the EURES border partnerships, the social partners and the National Coordination Offices.
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shallould seek, in close cooperation with the EURES border partnerships, to develop one-stop shop solutions for the communication towards frontier workers and employers in those cross border regions where the Member States concerned together deem it necessary to set up specific co-operation and service structures.
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Member StateEURES border partnerships shall develop specific multi-lingual information for frontier workers in those cross border regions where the Member States concerned together deem it necessary to set up specific co-operation and service structures.
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Upon request of workers, frontier workers and employers, tThe EURES Partners concerned shall provide general information on the rights related to social security and undertake to refer those r. In addition, the border partnerships shall provide specific, multi-lingual information on particular types of employment. This information shall contain, inter alia, information on minimum standards in labour law, employment and health protection and minimum wages. Requests for specific information shall be referred to the competent authorities and, if applicable, other bodies supporting workers exercising their rights in the framework of the freedom of movement.
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The National Coordination Offices and the European Coordination Office review together the draft work programmes before finalising them. The national social partners shall be consulted in the drafting of the work programmes.