Traduction de «Maintenir les salaires au niveau du coût de la vie » (Français → Anglais) :

What measures will the Commission take, at a time when uncontrolled price rises, poor pay and benefits are plaguing the working classes, to meet the proposals of the trade union movement for effective protection of the unemployed in the Member States, for unemployment benefit amounting to 80% of basic pay and for social security for the unemployed throughout the entire period of unemployment until they find full-time, stable work?

What measures will the Commission take, at a time when uncontrolled price rises, poor pay and benefits are plaguing the working classes, to meet the proposals of the trade union movement for effective protection of the unemployed in the Member States, for unemployment benefit amounting to 80% of basic pay and for social security for the unemployed throughout the entire period of unemployment until they find full-time, stable work?

Ensure employment-friendly wage and other labour cost developments by sustaining and encouraging the right framework for wage-bargaining systems, particularly collective bargaining, while fully respecting the role of the social partners, to reflect differences in productivity and labour market trends at national, sectoral and regional level, respecting the autonomy of social partners , monitoring and, where appropriate, reviewing, in collaboration with social agents, the structure and level of non-wage labour costs, especially social security contributions, supervising their impact on employment, especially for the low-skilled, young peo ...[+++]ple entering the labour market for the first time, older people wishing to go on working, and people with disabilities, taking specific action to tackle the gender pay gap including more effective implementation of gender equality legislation in relation to equal pay, development of clear up-to-date statistics and follow-up to equality plans (Integrated guideline No 21).

2. On the other hand, if, by reason of an increase in the cost of living or changes in the level of income or other grounds for adjustment, the benefits of the Member State concerned are altered by a percentage or fixed amount, such percentage or fixed amount shall be applied directly to the benefits determined in accordance with Article 52, without the need for a recalculation.

As far as low pay is concerned, the argument against the aforesaid opinion is that several Member States have a minimum wage which is increased in response to rises in the cost of living and not vice versa. Nonetheless, it is useful for the European Union to have a macroeconomic indicator of labour costs, which can be a particularly valuable tool for management and labour representatives in their negotiations on the formulation of collective agreements, etc.

The level of sufficient resources should be set according to the specific situation of each person, specifically the size of their household, their specific needs and the cost of living in the Member State concerned.