Representativeness of the European social partner organisations : postal and courier activities sector

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the professional postal and courier activities sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue, and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound's studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in the EU Member States. This study identifies UNI Europa and CESI, representing employees, and PostEurop, representing employers, as the most representative European-level social partner organisations in the postal and courier activities sector. The report is divided into five parts: an introduction; a first chapter giving an overview of the economic specificities and the employment trends in the postal and courier activities sector; a second chapter with an analysis of the social partner organisations in all EU27 Member States; a third chapter analysing the representativeness of the relevant European organisations, in particular their membership composition and capacity to negotiate; and a conclusion.