European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024

Tabled by Pedro Marques, Agnes Jongerius, Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Added: 7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure quality jobs and fair working conditions through a revision of the Public Procurement Directive1a to further strengthen the social clause and to introduce social conditionalities and gender equality requirements for European funds and State aid, in order to ensure quality jobs and collective bargaining; considers that this revision should help Member States meet the objective of an 80 % collective bargaining coverage rate as set out in the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive; furthermore, calls on the Commission to present a directive on the anticipation and management of change in order to ensure just transitions, based on collective bargaining and social dialogue, and to address the challenges of digitalisation in the world of work, in particular the ‘Human in control’ principle for artificial intelligence (AI) in the world of work regulating algorithmic management in all sectors, as well as better support for work-life balance, though legislative proposals on AI in the workplace, on telework, and on the right to disconnect; warns the Commission and the Member States about the need to improve occupational health and safety, particularly as regards well-being and mental health at work, with a directive on psychosocial risks and an initiative to reduce working time for a better quality of working life; ________ 1a Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65.

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE760.472