5 Amendments of Phil BENNION related to 2013/2043(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to maintain the prescribed driving and resting times and the working hours permitted by law, to reckon all tasks connected with the activity as working time and to monitor compliance with European standards on the protection of health and safety at work, including conditions in vehicles, for all people involved in making deliveries;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Is aware that online trade is a growth market; draws attention to the entrepreneurial and financial pressure on suppliers resulting from investment and measures to adapt to the requirements of online trade as it expands; takes the view that in the long run employees mustwill not suffer as a result of competition in online trade; stresses that prices must be set in such a way that enforcement of the rules on employment and labour conditions in force in the Member State concerned, including those governing the minimum and standard wage, ishould be guaranteed;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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4. Is critical of the lack of focus in the Green Paper on the issue of training opportunities and adequate salaries; is also critical of the insufficient involvement of social partnerConsiders it necessary that employees in this sector have access to adequate training opportunities and are remunerated in accordance with Member State law or practices; further considers that social partners could be more involved in some Member States; notes that economic regulation mustshould be accompanied by social regulation where appropriate, particularly with regard to employment models based on self-employment, temporary employment and part-time employment;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Is critical of the extremelyStresses that the high amount of outsourcing which delivery firms undertake outside the regular postal service and the frequently accompanyingshould not lead to evasion of legal and remuneration requirements with regard to conditions of work and employment;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Expects the Member States to stipulate aensure adequate mionimum wage fortoring of parcel service operators and ensure wage cover in all delivery firms and increased monitoring oftheir subcontractors in terms of compliance with employment-related legal and remuneration requirements; underlines in this context the principle of equal pay for equal work in the same place;