Dáil debates
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)
It also results in social dumping. This is the new jargon but we all know what it means. Decent jobs with reasonable pay and conditions will be replaced by low paid work. We heard much about that in the context of the recent unfair reduction in the minimum wage and the promises to reserve it. In Germany, the temporary and precarious nature of postal jobs forces employees to depend on social welfare for supplementary income. Employment standards in the industry must be protected.
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