6 Amendments of Javi LÓPEZ related to 2016/2010(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that employment by universal service providers has declined due to falling letter volumes, combined with modernisation and increasing automation; notes however that the number of part-time workers, agency workers and bogus self- employed persons in the sector has increased and that the general trend is towards more flexible employment contracts without adequate protection for employees;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the importance of strong and independent social partners in the postal sector, an institutionalized social dialogue and the participation of employees in company matters;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that the anticipated full market opening of the postal sector should not lead to a concentration of private companies in more profitable regions such as densely populated areas; reiterates that the access to postal services is a right of citizens disregarding their place of residence; calls on Member States to take measures as set out by Directive 97/67/EC to ensure that there is an appropriate density of access points to postal services in rural and remote regions;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of monitoring compliance with mandatory driving and resting times as well as working hours in the postal sector; recalls that all tasks in relation to the activity of an employee are to be considered working time; stresses likewise the importance of monitoring compliance with European standards regarding the protection of health and safety at work, including conditions in vehicles, for all people involved in postal deliveries irrespective of whether their employment status is self-employed, subcontractor, temporary staff member or contract worker; believes that monitoring should take place by means of digital monitoring devices installed in the vehicle;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the key to a socially sustainable transformation and adaptation in the postal sector lies in employee training; regards it as the employer's task to acquaint employees properly with new technologies such as IT and tracking applications; stresses that in the case of temporary contracts, the agency supplying the staff must give them adequate preparation and training;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to guarantee all workers in the postal services sector appropriate working conditions.decent working conditions regardless of the size of the company which employs them, the place of employment or the underlying contract; recalls that all workers in the postal sector must have the right to enjoy the highest possible level of protection as regards health and safety at work;