First-line couriers in Suzhou will receive a delivery fee of no less than 1 yuan/piece for ordinary parcels in the future, which is currently the highest in Jiangsu Province.
A few days ago, the Suzhou Express Association and the Municipal Federation of Express Industry Trade Unions signed the "Suzhou Express Industry Collective Contract", which is also the first collective contract in the city's new employment form.
Express companies often stage "price wars" in order to seize market share.
According to Modern Express, Xu Jiewen, chairman of the Suzhou Express Industry Federation of Trade Unions, said at the signing ceremony of the collective contract: "Many express delivery costs can be reduced to more than two yuan, and the final delivery fee to the courier is only a few cents."
The signing of the collective contract will give couriers a sense of fulfillment in working and living in Suzhou.
According to the contract, the single-dispatch fee standard for Suzhou couriers, the industry minimum wage standard, the courier welfare system, the right to rest and vacation, heatstroke prevention and cold protection work, etc. are written into the collective contract terms, reflecting the rigid protection of the rights and interests of workers in the express delivery industry.
Among them, the "Special Collective Contract for Wages of the Express Industry in Suzhou City" clarifies the standard of single delivery fee for couriers and the minimum wage standard of the industry.
According to the contract, the minimum wage standard in Suzhou express industry this year, the full-time hourly wage system is 3500 yuan/month, and the full-time piece-rate wage system is divided according to the post of dispatcher, driver and customer service employee, which are 3500 yuan/month and 3000 yuan respectively. /month, 4,000 yuan/month; the delivery fee obtained by front-line couriers for delivering ordinary pieces is not less than 1 yuan per piece, which is the highest in the province.
The "Suzhou Express Industry Collective Contract" covers seven collective standards including labor management, labor remuneration, working hours, rest and vacation, labor safety and hygiene, special protection for female workers, social insurance and welfare, worker growth and vocational skills training. The key content of the negotiation will effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers and enterprises in the express delivery industry, and promote the establishment of a harmonious and stable labor relationship in the industry.
It is understood that the Suzhou Express Industry Federation of Trade Unions covers 9 express companies and nearly 10,000 employees.
Since the beginning of this year, the Federation of Trade Unions has made preliminary visits and investigations, solicited the opinions of job representatives, and put forward procedures such as negotiating offers to the industry associations, and formed the "Suzhou Express Industry Collective Contract (Draft)" and "Suzhou Express Industry Wage Special Collective Contract (Draft)" )".
At present, two drafts have been approved after deliberation.