Activities of Jutta STEINRUCK related to 2016/2010(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate) DE
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the report on the application of the Postal Services Directive
Amendments (22)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in recent years technological advances and digitalisation have transformed the postal services sector and that the modernisation and diversification of postal services has had a major impact on working conditions and employment in the sector;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution on an integrated parcel delivery market for the growth of e-commerce in the EU (2013/2043(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 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned about the extremely high amount of outsourcing in the postal sector and the frequently accompanying evasion of working and employment standards; highlights in this context the long-term social and financial implications of precarious employment for individuals as well as social security systems;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the role played by theimportant role of social partners, who in many Member States have worked together with universal service providers in an effort to make the transformation of the postal services sector socially sustainable;
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 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to a number of instances of unfair competition, at the casualties of which have beenexpense of the workers in the postal sector;
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 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Is concerned about attempts to circumvent existing minimum wage regulations by increasing the workload to an extend which cannot be managed during paid working hours;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that jobs have been created as a result of restructuring and the introduction of new activities in the postal services sector and that, in keeping with theseworkers need to adapt to new circumstances, workers need to and learn new skills; draws attention to the importance of training, further training and retraining in order to acquire 21st century working skills such as digital skills, team work, problem solving and critical thinking;
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 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Applauds theWelcomes the essential work of the Social Dialogue Committee for the Postal Sector;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to compile more data on workforce size and working conditions so that they can respond promptly to developments and potential problems; calls on the Commission and Member States to closely monitor new means of automated postal deliveries, their impact on working conditions and employment and to assess the need for the modernisation of social and employment legislation to stay abreast of changes in the postal sector; encourages social partners to likewise update collective agreements where necessary so that high working and employment standards in the workplace can be ensured;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the fact that most of the universal service providers in the Member States have concluded collective agreements; takes the view that, in keeping with national practice, the social partners should negotiate collective wage agreements for otherall companies providing postal services in accordance with the principle of equal pay for equal work at the same place as advocated by Commission President Juncker;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to introduce and strengthen laws on joint and several liability, put limits to subcontracting and increase monitoring of parcel service operators and their subcontractors as regards employment and working conditions;
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;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that parcel delivery is a highly competitive, innovative and fast- growing sector, and that any new regulation in the parcel delivery market must therefore be proportionate and supported by sound economic and labour market evidence;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to ensure decent working conditions for all employees in the postal services sector; recommends close monitoring of whether labour-market-related developments in the postal services sector comply with national law irrespective of whether their employment status is self-employed, subcontractor, temporary staff member or contract worker; calls on the Commission and Member States to closely monitor whether labour-market-related developments in the postal services sector comply with national law as well as to elaborate new means of automated postal deliveries, their impact on working conditions and employment and to assess the need for the modernisation of social and employment legislation to stay abreast of changes in the postal sector; encourages social partners to likewise update collective agreements where necessary so that high working and employment standards in the workplace can be ensured; highlights in this regard 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 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. 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 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. 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 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that increased competition should not generate illegal social practices or lead to the degradation of working conditions; is concerned about the already extremely high amount of outsourcing in the postal sector and the frequently accompanying evasion of working and employment standards; highlights in this context the long-term social and financial implications of precarious employment for individuals as well as social security systems;