Deutsche Post agrees sweetener, union talks to resume in January
Deutsche Post is set to pay a EUR 400 bonus to 130,000 German employees that are subject to the collective bargaining agreement with the Ver.di union, it confirmed today.
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La Poste and Swiss Post to combine international operations
Two of Europe’s leading national postal operators have formed an important alliance to combine their respective cross-border mail activities, in order to take on the major players in the international market.
Read MoreSiemens to provide eight sorters for UPS Cologne hub expansion
UPS has ordered eight sorting machines from German engineering giant Siemens as it expands its European hub at Cologne/Bonn Airport.
Read MoreDutch postal reforms to eliminate Monday deliveries
The Dutch government wants to allow the country’s universal postal service provider to cut back to five days’ delivery per week to avoid “significant” rate rises.
Read MoreFedEx widens mobile access as customer usage evolves
FedEx has expanded its FedEx Mobile website to 206 countries, in 25 different languages, with more of its customers now accessing shipping information through their mobile phones.
Read MorePostal Digest: UNI condemns sackings; USPS upgrades website
A round-up of some of the other headlines in the global postal industry, also including Poste Italiane’s consumer agreement and cut in Uruguayan Post’s debt…
Read MoreNorway Post reviews driver controls after rule breach
Norway Post has launched a full review of its transport network after its freight division Bring was found to be breaking the law on foreign drivers.
Read MoreCall to boost competition in "stagnant" German letters market
Germany’s Monopolies Commission has called for an end to Deutsche Post’s VAT exemptions and various other measures to counter the “stagnant” competition levels within the German letters market.
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