Activities of Evelyn REGNER related to 2018/2053(INI)
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Amendments (13)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas EFP schemes could have positive impacts on the economy of Member States by supporting SMEs and the job market, and by enabling employees to find opportunities in their home country;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas through EFP, enhanced social dialogue and strategic decision making, employers might invest in development opportunities for their workforce, thus contributing to the fight against social exclusion and ensuring a high level of training;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas by involving employees in the decision making process, EFP can help SMEs with respect to business continuity by addressing company succession problems;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas participation in the EFP should remain voluntary for employees, while not affecting their mobility or their rights to take collective action;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas proactive employment policies such as support for genuine self- employment and regular and social entrepreneurship are critical tools for the reintegration of the unemployed into the labour market, in line with the European Entrepreneurship Action Plan adopted in January 2013;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the European Social Fund could support frameworks similar to Sociedades Laborales as a supporting active labour market policy throughout Europe; whereas the Spanish Sociedades Laborales are a best practice example of an employee share ownership scheme for micro-enterprises;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to provide incentives, in line with best practice principles, when promoting employee ownership schemes among companies and employees while supporting the highest standards of social protection for the employees and safeguarding their right to collective action;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to implement the “five point action plan” included in the final report of the pilot project for the promotion of employee ownership and participation from 2014;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the need to ensure that EFP guarantees the right of employees to take part in company decision making;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote financial education with respect to retail and equities investment in order to empower EU citizensin order to empower EU citizens and raise awareness about the implications of EFP;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the decision to join EFP schemes should be based on the informed consent of an employee, fully aware of his or her entitlements, obligations and risks, of the situation of the company and of the taxation effects when joining the scheme and the conditions which apply when he or she leaves the company or the scheme; highlights that employees should receive guarantees that no action will be taken against them if they decide not to join an EFP scheme;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider the rapid evolution and change of the labour market and the consequent challenges regarding skills, digitalisation, automation and, potentially, wealth inequalities, and therefore continuously create new opportunities for the labour force to adapt in order to be financially sustainable and independentways to protect workers as well as enable opportunities for the labour force to develop professionally and personally;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights that although micro- enterprises play an important role in the economy of most EU Member States, no supportive measures for employee share ownership are implemented for them as yet;