Only 30 percent of the Deal in delivery services and training; 70 per cent are auxiliary forces, work largely in part-time or as a mini-jobber. More than half of the temporary workers remains below the low wage threshold, i.e. less than 10.50 euros per hour. In fact, the situation is likely to be even worse. Because the statistics do not self-employed or bogus self-employed drivers. the Benedikt Müller, Düsseldorf
hour-by-hour, driving around, hauling packages up to the roof – and, not infrequently, you need to come back, because no one was there: More than 490 000 people are now working in Postal and delivery services in Germany, the Federal employment Agency now has to be evaluated. Especially package companies hire before Christmas, thousands of Workers so that gifts arrive on time. The Boom of online trading has created many jobs in the logistics, often to miserable conditions.
Only 30 percent of the employees in the industry have completed training, such as the specialist for courier, Express and postal services. 70 percent are auxiliary forces, work largely in part-time or as a mini-jobber. The response of the Agency to a request from the Left party deputies Pascal Meiser. Therefore time earn full temporary staff in the medium-2044 Euro gross per month. More than half of them stay below the low pay threshold, receive, therefore, less than 10,50 Euro per hour.
“I find it unacceptable that many of the employees for the hard work, with low wages being fobbed off,” says Meiser. Although trained forces work in better conditions: Two-thirds are employed full-time and earning in the middle 2601 Euro in the month. The are still 19 percent less than the average in Germany. In fact, the situation is likely to be even worse. Because the statistics do not self-employed or bogus self-employed drivers. “Add to that a growing number of foreign subcontractors in the case of the parcel service providers with even worse wages,” says Meiser. Also the trade Union Verdi observed in this country, more and more package drivers from Eastern Europe.
in fact, about DPD, almost all of the packages from sub-contractors. Hermes only five percent of the Messengers are working directly with the company. Only the Deutsche Post and UPS have the majority of their packages of employees of their own discharge.
In a time of record employment, the package of services, however, are increasingly difficult to find drivers. You need to in many places pay higher wages. Therefore, DPD and Hermes want to increase in the new year postage. Hermes wants to pay sub-contractors well enough so they can pay to all the Messengers at least 9.50 euros per hour, slightly more than the minimum wage of 8,84 Euro.
however, the package stress the services that you will not be allowed to require their sub-contractors how much money they have to pay the mail carriers. The company would not pursue the suspect moments, such as when Messengers were allegedly paid the minimum wage. Verdi pointed out, however, that many of the foreign drivers of their rights in Germany are hardly aware of it.
The Union is demanding that the state should exercise greater control, whether the industry minimum wage and working hours, comply with the laws. In addition, Verdi suggested that the package should be liable for the services themselves to ensure that their subcontractors pay the social insurance contributions for the Messenger as it is in the construction and meat industries.