18 Amendments of Georges BACH related to 2016/2010(INI)
Amendment 1 #
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 employment in the sector; notes that letter volumes are in decline in the EU while the express delivery sector is increasingly in demand;
Amendment 2 #
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 employment in the sector, in particular in rural areas; calls on the Member States to accelerate broadband deployment in rural areas so that they can take full advantage of the benefits of the single digital market, in particular the creation of jobs, competitiveness, innovation and access to new online services, especially online postal services;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that it is essential to maintain the postal services in rural areas in order to promote social cohesion by making communication between people easier and to guarantee the provision of a number of indispensable services to the people living in those areas;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes 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; stresses the need for labour market flexibility on the one hand and for the economic and social security of workers on the other;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the role played by the 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, for example through early retirement schemes;
Amendment 50 #
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 such as logistics, financial services and telephony in the postal services sector and that, in keeping with these new circumstances, workers need to learn new skills; draws attention to the importance of training, further training and retraining;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the Erasmus+ Leonardo da Vinci vocational education and training programme as a valuable tool in support of the transformation of postal services; notes that older workers too need to receive retraining or further training and that this may also lead to stress;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the cooperation between the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the social partners in the postal sector on the ‘Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress’ campaign; stresses the importance of health and safety at work, particularly in the light of demographic changes and the high level of mobility of workers in the postal sector; stresses that all workers, irrespective of their type of undertaking and employment contract, must be guaranteed the same level of health and safety protection at work;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Recalls that Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 on tachographs in road transport does not apply to vehicles of less than 3.5 tonnes and that it is therefore possible for existing legislation to be evaded; calls therefore for checks on suppliers’ working and rest times to be stepped up;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Applauds the work of the Social Dialogue Committee for the Postal Sector; and highlights the project launched by the European social partners in this sector entitled ‘Managing demographic challenges and finding sustainable solutions by the social partners in the postal sector’;
Amendment 69 #
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 canin the postal service sector so that they can better assess the actual situation following the complete opening up of the markets and respond promptly to developments and potential problems;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that some Member States apply Article 10(2), point 5, of Directive 2008/6/EC, and calls on all Member States to take working conditions into account as a criterion in licensing and approval procedures;
Amendment 77 #
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, as they are an effective instrument in combating a race to the bottom in social and working standards;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that there are a number of instances of unfair competition in the postal sector and calls on the responsible authority to sanction any misconduct;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to collect more data on the parcel delivery market in order to better assess the development of this economic sector and its structural development;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Takes note that the liberalization of the postal sector has in some Member States led to substantial differences in working conditions and wages between universal service providers and competing companies providing specific postal services;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. 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 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to compile more data on workforce size and working conditions in the postal service sector to better assess the actual situation following the complete opening up of the markets and respond promptly to developments and to tackle potential problems;