European Platform Undeclared Work Brussels, 20 September 2016 European Platform Undeclared Work Draft Work Programme 2017-2018 1. Context Fighting against undeclared work is a policy priority of the European Union requiring the contribution of a wide range of institutions and stakeholders including trade unions and employers' organisations. The European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work, established through Decision (EU) 2016/344, aims through delivery of its Work Programme 2017-2018 to encourage closer co-operation between Member States, improve the capacity of Member States' different relevant authorities and actors to tackle undeclared work and increase awareness of issues relating to undeclared work as per Article 4 of the decision. Article 5 stipulates that cooperation between Member States shall be encouraged through exchanging best practices and information, developing expertise and analysis, encouraging and facilitating innovative approaches to effective and efficient cross-border cooperation and evaluating experiences and contributing to a horizontal understanding of matters relating to undeclared work. There are high expectations towards the work of the European Platform including in relation to the issue of a fair and social labour market on which existing laws and rules are enforced. The need for structural reforms in the areas of undeclared work, shadow economy, tax evasion has been addressed in several country-specific recommendations by the Council. Where in the context of the European Semester, country-specific recommendations related to undeclared work are put forward, the activities of the Platform might provide a useful input to structural reforms. The Platform is a tool to support Member States in their reform agendas and to better enforce laws and rules. Ownership The Platform's ownership is crucial in to define the right priorities, to implement the two-year work programme, and to make the work of the Platform a success. The Platform has commonly agreed that in line with the provisions of the legal decision the following three strategic priority axes are guiding the 2017-2018 activities. Especially in the challenging start-up phase of the Platform all activities proposed in this work programme need the active support and contribution of members/observers as well as the strategic guidance of the Platform Plenary in order to support policy making and
European Platform Undeclared Work Brussels, 20 September 2016 European Platform Undeclared Work Draft Work Programme 2017-2018 1. Context Fighting against undeclared work is a policy priority of the European Union requiring the contribution of a wide range of institutions and stakeholders including trade unions and employers' organisations. The European Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work, established through Decision (EU) 2016/344, aims through delivery of its Work Programme 2017-2018 to encourage closer co-operation between Member States, improve the capacity of Member States' different relevant authorities and actors to tackle undeclared work and increase awareness of issues relating to undeclared work as per Article 4 of the decision. Article 5 stipulates that cooperation between Member States shall be encouraged through exchanging best practices and information, developing expertise and analysis, encouraging and facilitating innovative approaches to effective and efficient cross-border cooperation and evaluating experiences and contributing to a horizontal understanding of matters relating to undeclared work. There are high expectations towards the work of the European Platform including in relation to the issue of a fair and social labour market on which existing laws and rules are enforced. The need for structural reforms in the areas of undeclared work, shadow economy, tax evasion has been addressed in several country-specific recommendations by the Council. Where in the context of the European Semester, country-specific recommendations related to undeclared work are put forward, the activities of the Platform might provide a useful input to structural reforms. The Platform is a tool to support Member States in their reform agendas and to better enforce laws and rules. Ownership The Platform's ownership is crucial in to define the right priorities, to implement the two-year work programme, and to make the work of the Platform a success. The Platform has commonly agreed that in line with the provisions of the legal decision the following three strategic priority axes are guiding the 2017-2018 activities. Especially in the challenging start-up phase of the Platform all activities proposed in this work programme need the active support and contribution of members/observers as well as the strategic guidance of the Platform Plenary in order to support policy making and
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