EU commission plans to investigate German postal minimum wages
EU commissioner Nelie Kroes is planning to investigate the German government’s decision to introduce minimum wages for postal workers, Der Spiegel reported, without citing its sources.
The German government last week decided to extend minimum wages of 8-9.80 eur per hour paid by incumbent Deutsche Post World Net AG to the whole industry, which means its main competitors TNT NV’s TNT Post and Axel Springer AG’s PIN Group will lose their cost advantages.
The report said Kroes will investigate whether the minimum wages are an unjustified preferential treatment of Deutsche Post.
