Traduction de «donner le travail en sous-traitance » (Français → Anglais) :

19. Draws attention on the fact that hygienic conditions for employees in small and medium-sized enterprises might be worse than in larger enterprises, even in the same or similar industrial area; therefore calls on the Member States to introduce adequate measures with a view to encouraging and supporting OSH in SMEs and to ensure a high level of protection for subcontracted workers, many of whom are women;

Similarly, when we work with large enterprises, we look at the structuring effect on the Eastern economies, and particularly on sub-contracting, the development of small enterprises through large enterprises.

12. With regard to social cohesion, calls on the Commission to draw up a report on the impact of liberalisation policies on employment, working conditions, workers’ rights and the health and safety of workers and to comply with the need to promote a high level of quality employment in all decisions affecting services of general interest, as provided for in Article 127 of the Treaty. Particularly in the field of health and safety at work, the Commission should concern itself with the implications and repercussions of the externalisation which is occurring in work relations (temporary working, subcontracting, transfer of workers, etc.);

(b) subcontracts with intermediaries or consultants in which the payment is defined as a percentage of the total cost of the project unless such payment is justified by the final beneficiary by reference to the actual value of the work or services provided.For all subcontracts, subcontractors shall undertake to provide the audit and control bodies with all necessary information relating to the subcontracted activities.

The definition of workers includes, for example, maintenance and cleaning staff and there may need to be cooperation between employers where employees of one are working, e.g. as contractors, on the premises of another.

This document is intended for the Member States, to be used or adapted for the purposes of providing guidelines for employers, workers, and any other parties who may be confronted with the practical aspects of rules on risk assessment laid down in Council "framework" Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work, particularly Articles 6(3)(a) and 9(1)(a).