Deutsche Post AG, the German postal service operator, is embroiled in an argument with its staff over working hours. The trade union, Verdi, has cancelled a special ruling which says that daily working hours are no longer stipulated. It is believed that the argument centres around overtime payment, with the union claiming that employees should be paid for every minute extra they work.
Read MoreThe delivery monopoly held by Deutsche Post AG, the German postal operator, looks set to be reduced as of next year. It has been announced that the market is to be opened up to competitors.
Read MoreBritain is about to administer a much needed post-Sept. 11 pickup tonic to the global express and parcel delivery market by opening its postal market to full competition for the first time. And that means plenty of new business opportunities for private firms, from U.S. giants like United Parcel Service and FedEx, to aggressive European postal groups like TPG of the Netherlands and Deutsche Post World Net of Germany.
Read MoreGerman postal and logistics giant Deutsche Post is considering a major takeover this year in the United States or in Asia, the group’s chief executive said, according to investment magazine Die Teleboerse.
We would be bad business people if we didn’t very thoroughly check out opportunities in the United States and, I emphasise, also in Asia, Chief Executive Klaus Zumwinkel said.
Deustsche Post in co-operation with the German Institut fur Marketing, has founded the Centre for Interactive Marketing and Media Management, in Munster, Germany.
The research centre will promote research and education in interactive marketing and media management, with particular emphasis on direct marketing.
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