# Role of employee financial participation in creating jobs and reactivating the unemployed

European Parliament procedure 2018/2053(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 136 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2018-06-14 and 2018-09-14.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the role of employee financial participation (EFP) in creating jobs and reactivating the unemployed. Amendments describe EFP models such as profit sharing, individual employee share ownership and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), stress that the choice depends on company characteristics and national taxation rules and should remain voluntary, and add that EFP must not replace fair pay or acquired social rights.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Emilian PAVEL | Romania | S&D | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129256.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU | Romania | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96847.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Anne SANDER | France | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24594.md |
| Jérôme LAVRILLEUX | France | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124731.md |
| Michael DETJEN | Germany | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190799.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |

## Official source documents

- PE623.699: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-623699_EN.pdf
- PE625.328: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-625328_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2053-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2053-INI.json

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