5 Amendments of Karima DELLI related to 2016/2271(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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1. Stresses that the digitisation of industry represents a major challenge in terms of the organisation of work and therefore requires targeted responses regarding employment, social security, social and education policies, as well as the provision of up-to-date infrastructure and new models of taxation; points out that new forms of work based on digitalisation often uncouple the place of work from the enterprise; stresses that in such cases the principle of equal pay for equal work at the same workplace is being challenged while it is of utmost importance to ensure just and fair wages; stresses that digitalisation has the potential to challenge the principle of lex loci laboris - which determines the law applicable to the worker's social protection according to connecting criteria related to the workplace - as regards wages and working conditions; considers that the protection of workers should not be reduced when applying the relevant rules of choice of law to new forms of work based on digitalisation;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes the strong regional differences as regards the digitisation of industry, which have consequences on jobs and growth; notes that there is not only a regional but also a social divide as regards digitisation; calls, therefore, for efforts in developing digital infrastructure to be stepped up and be made more inclusive and affordable, particularly in regions lagging behind, and for universal access to the open internet to be promoted;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to clarify the legal situation of platform workers and to guarantee all workers the same social rights, including the freedom of association, the right to conclude collective agreements and the right to organise; stresses that persons performing work as if they are workers - regardless of whether their official status is self- employed or other - are workers; calls on policy makers to comply, when defining who is a worker, with the definition by the European Court of Justice1a of what is a worker, which is a person who under supervision performs a service for remuneration; _________________ 1a see ECJ C 596/12, Paragraph 17 and ECJ C 232/09, Paragraph 39
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Member States and the EU to urgently develop new mechanisms of protection which are adequate to the working and career patterns shaped by digitalization; calls on the Member States to ensure universal access to training in digital skills, in order to allow equal participation of all citizens in the digital single market, be it as employees, entrepreneurs or customers; notes that for a successful transition from education or training or other non-working periods to employment, it is of great importance to equip people with key transversal competences, which will enable them to take informed decisions and develop a sense of initiative and self-awareness; stresses the importance of social security systems which are adapted to the needs of those using them, to new forms of work and which provide for quality transitions, be it from education to work, between jobs, or after career breaks;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to identify potential occupational health and safety risks stemming from the digitisation of industry and to take appropriate measures.; stresses the urgent need to discuss and develop better policy frameworks as regards data ownership of employees at the workplace; points to the risk that constant supervision using digital techniques can have for the working environment and for stress at work; stresses in this context that research clearly indicates that higher pressure and supervision do not increase performance but health risks, mistakes and accidents;