No suprises in latest study on main postal sector developments
04 October 22
Cathrine Grimseid
The European Commission's latest study on developments in the postal sector shows that the overall decline in letter post and the increase in parcel volumes remains a driver for change in the sector. The financial sustainability of the universal service continues to be under pressure.
Postal stakeholders disagree on need to revise regulatory framework
03 October 22
Peter Dunn
Postal stakeholders hold strongly differing views on the future shape of the postal regulatory framework. Some, mostly traditional postal providers, seem to be largely content with today's framework, while others, mostly postal regulators, demand radical revisions to take account of market developments. The debate over the need (or not) to reform the European postal framework was at the heart of the discussions during the ERGP's stakeholder forum
Ofcom consults on details of changes to Royal Mail's regulatory reporting requirements
27 September 22
Michael van Maris van Dijk
Ofcom, the postal regulator in the United Kingdom, is consulting on new reporting requirements for the universal service provider (USP), Royal Mail. The consultation provides further details on the regulator's earlier decision to require the USP to submit annual and five-yearly financial forecasts to Ofcom and to report in more detail on its efficiency and financial sustainability metrics.
Glovo fined €79m for breaching labour rights for self-employed riders
27 September 22
Carmen Mateas
Press reports in Spain claim that the on-demand delivery platform Glovo must pay €79m (in fines and social security charges) for infringing delivery workers' employment rights. The reports claim that the Spanish Labour Inspectorate found that Glovo did not acknowledge employee status for more than 10,000 of its riders, and that the company allegedly hindered the investigations of the Inspectorate.
EU Timeline
14 September 22
Javier Huerta Bravo
This edition of Cullen International’s EU Timeline highlights key regulatory developments foreseen at EU level until the end of 2022.
Postal trade unions in Poland demand higher pay
13 September 22
Monika Kačeriaková
Polish postal trade unions complained about insufficient compensation of overtime for delivery postmen and demanded bonuses for all the postal employees of Poczta Polska.