The Social Dialogue Committee has successfully conducted the project "Social partners preparing for change", co-financed by the European Commission, PostEurop and UNI within the framework of the Postal Sector Evolution working group from June 2010 to June 2011.

This project aimed at offering the social partners the necessary tools and knowledge for efficiently managing change. It has covered the following topics:

• The Universal Service Obligation
• Social monitoring including a typology of new entrants 
• Change management processes

A technical documentation, with the help of the selected consultant Copenhagen Economics, has been built on these topics and presented during three regional seminars which took place in Spain, Hungary and Romania. The social partners from all 21 EU Member States took part to these seminars which will take place:

• On 24- 25 March 2011 in Madrid
  • With Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain as participants
• On 12-13 May 2011 in Bucharest
  • With Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Romania as participants
• On 26-27 May 2011 in Budapest
  • With Austria, Czech republic, Germany, Hungary,  Ireland, Netherlands, Poland,  Sweden and UK as participants

"Social partners preparing for change" First regional seminar in Madrid, 24-25 March 2011

The first regional seminar of the Postal Sector Evolution working group project was held on 24-25 March 2011 in Madrid with the kind support of Correos and the Spanish trade unions.

The seminar gathered representatives from the postal operators and the trade unions of the sector from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. It gave the opportunity to participants to learn about the key issues for the social evolution of the postal sector, to exchange best practices and debate on these subjects.

The first day of the seminar focused on:

• The social evolution of the sector and the role of the SDC
  • Movie: What social evolution for the postal sector in Europe?
  • The social evolution of the postal sector by Dominique Bailly and John Baldwin
  • SDC leaflet: The SDC, acting for a socially responsible transformation of the postal sector

• The progress of social regulation and new entrants:
  • Presentation on key issues of social regulation and on the questionnaires results by Marcin Winiarczyk from Copenhagen Economics
  • Countries' testimonies by Pavlos Kamilos (Hellenic Post), Jose Oliveira (SNTCT Portugal), Ilias Bakellas (Post Union Greece) and Marinos Kortas ( PASYDY Cyprus)

The second day of the seminar focused on:

• Evolving working organization and change management
  • Presentation on key issues of change management by Dominique Bailly (La Poste)
  • Presentation on the questionnaires results on change management by Copenhagen Economics
  • Countries' testomies by Tomas Manos (Correos) , Carlos Capela Pereira (CTT Correoios),  Persefoni Michaelidou (Cyprus Post), Francesco Costa (Poste Italiane) and Lorenzo Galbiati (CISL Italy)
  • Presentation by Eleni Dapergola on the European funds from the European Commission
• The implementation of the universal service obligation
  • Presentationon on key issues and on desk results on USO  by Marcin Winiarczyk from Copenhagen Economics
  • Country testimony by Regino Martin (CCOO Spain)

"Social partners preparing for change" Second regional seminar in Bucharest, 12-13 May 2011

The second regional seminar of the Postal Sector Evolution working group project was held on12-13 May 2011 in Bucharest with the kind support of Posta Romana and the Romania trade union, FSPCS.

The seminar gathered representatives from the postal operators and the trade unions of the sector from Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia and Romania. It gave the opportunity to participants to learn about the key issues for the social evolution of the postal sector, to exchange best practices and debate on these subjects.

The first day of the seminar focused on:

• The social evolution of the sector and the role of the SDC
  • Movie: What social evolution for the postal sector in Europe?
  • The social evolution of the postal sector by Dominique Bailly and John Baldwin
  • SDC leaflet: The SDC, acting for a socially responsible transformation of the postal sector
• The progress of social regulation and new entrants
• • Presentation on key issues of social regulation and on the questionnaires results by Marcin Winiarczyk from Copenhagen Economics
  • Countries' testimonies by Liene Vancane (Latvija Pasts), Orja Ojapalo (Itella), Sophie Beaudeux ( Postal Employers' Association), Ruth Kaugurs (Estal)
• Evolving working organization and change management

  Presentation on key issues of change management by Dominique Bailly (La Poste)
  Presentation on the questionnaires results on change management by Copenhagen Economics
  Countries' testomies by Véronique Bruch (La Poste) and Merike Jaamul (Esti Post)

The second day of the seminar focused on:

• The implementation of the universal service obligation
  Presentationon on key issues and on desk results on USO  by Marcin Winiarczyk from Copenhagen Economics
  Country testimonies by Isabelle Fleurence (FO-COM) and Matei Bratianu (FSPCS)
• Monographies on the participating countries
  • Summary presentation on the countries situation in terms of social regulation, change management and USO by Marcin Winiarczyk from Copenhagen Economics
  • Country testimony by Irina Purcaru (Romanian Post)

"Social partners preparing for change" Third regional seminar in Budapest, 26-27 May 2011

The third regional seminar of the Postal Sector Evolution working group project was held on 26-27 May 2011 in Budapest with the kind support of Magyar Posta and the Hungarian trade union.

The seminar gathered representatives from the postal operators and/or the trade unions of the sector from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and UK. It gave the opportunity to participants to learn about the key issues for the social evolution of the postal sector, to exchange best practices and debate on these subjects.

The first day of the seminar focused on:

• The social evolution of the sector and the role of the SDC:
  • Movie: What social evolution for the postal sector in Europe?
  • The social evolution of the postal sector by Dominique Bailly and John Baldwin
  • SDC leaflet: The SDC, acting for a socially responsible transformation of the postal sector
  • Presentation on the European social dialogue by Guido Schwarz (European Commission)

• The implementation of the universal service obligation:
  • Presentationon on key issues and on desk results on USO  by Marcin Winiarczyk from Copenhagen Economics
  • Country testimony by Brian Scott (Unite the Union)
• Evolving working organization and change management:
  • Presentation on key issues of change management by Dominique Bailly (La Poste)
  • Presentation on the questionnaires results on change management by Copenhagen Economics
  • Coutry testimonies by Ronald Leutscher (NL Post), Christian Müller (Deutsche Post), Stephan Teuscher (Ver.di), Ian Mc Ardle (CWU Ireland)

• Monographies on Hungary, Germany and Netherlands:
  • Summary presentation on the countries situation in terms of social regulation, change management and USO by Marcin Winiarczyk from Copenhagen Economics
  • Country testimony by Zsusanna Toth (Hungarian Postal Trade union)

The second day of the seminar focused on:

• The progress of social regulation and new entrants:
  • Presentation on key issues of social regulation and on the questionnaires results by Marcin Winiarczyk from Copenhagen Economics
  • Countries' testimonies by Christer Rydh (SEKO) and Paul Jekkers ( BVPP/ Dutch union for postal workers)
• Monographies on Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Sweden and the UK