24 Amendments of Jutta STEINRUCK related to 2016/0070(COD)
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 246 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work is carried out. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law ofapplicable terms and conditions of employment should be those established by the host Member States therefore applies to the employment contract of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that, without prejudice to more favourable terms and conditions of employment afforded to the worker under provisions from which the parties cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 months when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services in circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulationnational law which would have applied otherwise. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of the posting of workerposting of workers in this sector, which is covered by this dDirective, raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suited for these challenges to be addressed through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport marketwhich should be supplemented by sector-specific legislation.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The elements of remuneration under national law or universally applicable collective agreements should be clear and transparent to all service providers and posted workers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remuneration on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive as transparency and access to information are key elements for service providers and posted workers. The provision of information on the single website should be in line with national law and practice and should respect the autonomy of the social partners. The European Commission should regularly verify if the information on these websites is comprehensive, easily accessible and up to date.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Abuse and legal uncertainty in cases of chain postings and postings involving several jurisdictions should be prevented. Therefore, in cases where a posting situation falls under more than two national jurisdictions, the applicable terms and conditions of employment should be those established by the host Member State where the service is provided, without prejudice to more favourable conditions afforded to the worker under provisions from which the parties cannot derogate by agreement under the national law which would have applied otherwise.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Unlike the freedom to provide services and the freedom of movement the key feature of the posting of workers is its temporary nature. It is therefore the responsibility of the host Member State, where the service is provided, to ensure that this fundamental principle regarding the posting of workers is adhered to.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1
Article 2a – paragraph 1
1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried outsix months, or when the posting is not considered to be genuine under Directive 2014/67/EU, the terms and conditions of employment of the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted and where the service is provided shall apply as long as they are more favourable for the worker than those pursuant to the law under which the individual employment contract was agreed.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 2a – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. The undertakings referred to in Article 1(1) may submit to the competent authority of the Member State where the service is provided reasoned grounds justifying that the nature of the service provided remains temporary even after the lapse of the period referred to in paragraph 1. The undertaking shall specify the time frame to which these reasoned grounds apply. It shall not exceed a maximum of six months overall.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 2a – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. When the posting is considered not to be genuine under Directive 2014/67/EU, the terms and conditions of employment of the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted and where the service is provided shall apply as long as they are more favourable to the worker than those pursuant to the law under which the individual employment contract was agreed.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 2a – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The application of this Directive shall not have the result of depriving workers of more favourable terms and conditions of employment afforded to them pursuant to the law under which the individual employment contract was agreed.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 2a – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. The posting of workers shall only be temporary. It is the responsibility of the host the Member State, where the service is provided, to ensure that this principle is adhered to.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a – paragraph 2
Article 2a – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, in case of replacement of posted workers performing the same or a similar task at the same place, - be it by another posted worker or the same posted worker returning after a break - the cumulative duration of the posting periods of the workers concerned shall be taken into account, with regard to workers that are posted for an effective duration of at least six months.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The application of this Directive shall not have the result of depriving workers of more favourable terms and conditions of employment afforded to them under provisions from which the parties cannot derogate by agreement under the national law which would have applied in the absence of the situation referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) provisions to cover travel, board and lodging expenses for workers away from home for professional reasons
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) provisions for working outside the regular working place.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of remuneration shall be determined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In the context of remuneration as well as allowances and expenses related to work outside the regular working place, elements which are mandatory under both the national law of the host Member State and the national law applying to the individual employment contract, and which are essentially similar, shall only be paid once to avoid double payment whereby the worker shall always receive the amount which is more favourable.
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 9 a (new)
(da) after paragraph 9, the following paragraph is inserted: 9a. If a posting situation falls under more than two national jurisdictions, the terms and conditions of employment of the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted and where the service is provided, shall apply as long as they are more favourable for the worker than those pursuant to the law under which the individual employment contract was agreed.
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 9a new
Article 3 – paragraph 9a new
(da) after paragraph 9, the following paragraph is inserted: 9a. Service providers, who post a worker to another Member State, shall declare the posting to the host Member State at least five working days before the commencement of the provision of services. The European Commission shall set up a European register for posted workers for this purpose.
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
(e) The second subparagraph of paragraph 10 is deleted.Paragraph 10 is replaced by the following: 10. This Directive shall not preclude the application by Member States, in compliance with the Treaty, and in line with national law and practice, of terms and conditions of employment to national undertakings and to the undertakings of other States, on a basis of equality of treatment, of: – terms and conditions of employmentperating on their territory on matters other than those referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, in the case of public policy provisions, – terms and c including non-ditions of employment laid down in the collective agreements or arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 and concerning activities other than those referred to in the Annexscriminatory measures to ensure the protection of workers, fair competition and the proper functioning of the labour market.
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(2a) in article 4, after paragraph 3 the following paragraph is added: 3a. Employers shall take appropriate measures to provide essential information on the terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Directive 91/533/EU, as regards the posting before the beginning of the posting.