Mecom sells Selekt Mail stake for €4m
Newspaper publisher Mecom said Dutch subsidiary Koninklijke Wegener had agreed to sell its stake in Selekt Mail Nederland to Deutsche Post.
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Post companies in the Netherlands avoiding proper wages & conditions
The study details how the companies have found legal loopholes to undermine the socially accepted collective contracts in the Netherlands and to compete unfairly with postal operators who respect workers rights and decent social standards.
Read MorePost companies in the Netherlands avoiding proper wages and conditions
One of UNI Post & Logistics Netherlands affiliates, FNV Bondgenoten, have produced a study on the wages and conditions for postal workers working in the new postal companies offering alternative mail service to the traditional postal company, TPG Post.
Read MoreResidents urged to submit views on future of Post Office
The Business and Enterprise Committee, chaired by local MP Peter Luff, is urging members of the public to submit views which could help shape the future of the Post Office.
Read MoreSingapore: Energy audits in 121 buildings result in $30m savings
As of December last year, the government spent $3.2m subsidising energy audits in 121 buildings in Singapore. This resulted in energy savings of close to $30m a year.
Read MoreIndia Post to launch Gold Accumulation Plan
India Post announced the success of its Gold retailing pilot project in association with Reliance Money and World Gold Council. It also announced plans to launch Gold Accumulation Plan (GAP) via its retail network.
Read MoreAso says division of Japan Post into 4 firms should be reviewed
Prime Minister Taro Aso called for a review of the current four-company system under Japan Post Holdings, questioning its efficiency.
Read MoreDHL pulls out of airport on Hungarian Sea
DHL confirmed that it would close its logistics base at the FlyBalaton airport, in another blow to the struggling provincial airport in western Hungary, next to Central Europe’s largest lake.
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