Tag: Europe

Human Resources Training in Angola

Posted by | Jul 22, 2008 | |

For five weeks between the end of July and the beginning of August 2008, CTT-Correios de Portugal is leading a training course on Human Resources issues on request of the Angolan postal operator, Encta-Empresa Nacional de Correios et Telégrafos de Angola.
This action is organised in weekly modules and covers a wide range of issues within the postal area, international accounting and rates, planning and accounting, postal management, marketing and philately.

The training program includes theoretical and practical presentations and is addressed to heads of post offices and operational responsibles.

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Annual Report 2007 of CTT Correios de Portugal Awarded

Posted by | Jul 22, 2008 | |

The second edition of ‘Investor Translations & Governance Awards’, that distinguishes companies with the best management practices in 2007, has awarded CTT Correios de Portugal for the second year with the award for the best “Management, Accounts and Information on Corporate Governance Report’ regarding the business corporate sector of the state.

This award has been introduced for the first time last year and CTT Correios de Portugal has been awarded with it.

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Signature of public service agreement 2008-2012 between French state and La Poste

Posted by | Jul 22, 2008 | |

La Poste has signed a public service contract with the French government for the time period 2008-2012 confirming the company’s commitment towards four basic service areas and preparing it for total postal liberalisation in 2011.

The contract, signed by La Poste President Jean-Paul Bailly and the Minister for Economic Affairs Christine Lagarde among others, follows the announcement of possible future partial privatisation of La Poste in 2009 with the government remaining the majority shareholder of the company.

With the new agreement, the public postal operator expects to calm the French unions regarding the modification of the company’s legal structure as they have always strongly opposed opening up La Poste to private investors.

The four main service areas stipulated in the agreement include postal services, transportation and distribution of press, accessibility of banking services for as many clients as possible and nationwide coverage of postal service points.

The postal services mentioned in the contract comprise distribution and delivery of mail 6 days a week with the same tariffs all over France. In addition, the new deal defines some targets for the group such as distributing 83 pct all letters the next-day in 2008. The quantity should rise to 84 pct in 2009 and 85 pct in 2010.

The accessibility of banking services means that every customer has the right to open an account at the postal bank of the company, disregarding the financial resources of the customer.

Nationwide coverage of postal service points guarantees the accessibility of La Poste service points all over France, even in the remotest regions of the country maintaining 17.000 service points nationwide. According to the corresponding law, La Poste has to guarantee that no more than 10 pct of the population in any French department will be more than 5 km away, or at more than 20 minutes distance by car, from a post office.

French trade unions are already preoccupied with the uncertainty around the financing of the plan since neither the cost of the postal distribution service nor the method of financing has been outlined in the contract.

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trans-o-flex becomes exclusive logistics partner of tea supplier Ronnefeldt

Posted by | Jul 22, 2008 | |

Premium tea manufacturer J.T. Ronnefeldt has contracted the German express company trans-o-flex to manage stock-keeping, distribution and debtor management for all orders made by private customers via internet.

For years, trans-o-flex has been carrying out the distribution of products from Ronnefeldt’s warehouse in Pennigbuettel near Bremen, Germany. Based on this successful cooperation, the partners decided to broaden their partnership. Ronnefeldt has now put in stock 350 items at the trans-o-flex logistics site in Weinheim awaiting direct orders from private customers via the new online shop.

Trans-o-flex IT specialists have programmed an interface between Ronnefeldt’s online shop and the internet ordering portal InetOrder for the tea company’s new consumer service. The tea order data now goes electronically to trans-o-flex, where the shipments are prepared and packed immediately in Weinheim. InetOrder also generates the recipient invoice according to Ronnefeldt’s specifications, encloses the invoice with the package and forwards all the data to the trans-o-flex accounting department. This department not only processes the data for invoicing to Ronnefeldt, but also takes care of debtor management and consumer debt recovery, where necessary, on behalf of the customer.

The new activity means added volume in the areas of warehousing and fulfilment, trans-o-flex said. Ronnefeldt benefits from the partnership by not having to take care of the logistics or accounting for the small-volume private orders.

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FedEx pledges to continue transforming lives of staff through learning

Posted by | Jul 22, 2008 | |

FedEx Express signed the Skills Pledge, a government initiative to support and encourage companies to raise their employees’ skills.

At a ceremony attended by Bill Rammell, Minister of State (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education) at its Stansted Hub, FedEx Express pledged to encourage and support employees to gain more skills and qualifications through investing in valuable training opportunities to meet the needs of the business and support their future development.

All employees have the FedEx equivalent of a ‘passport’ which accompanies them in each position within the company, recording their training to ensure that employees can achieve their career and personal aspirations while working for the organisation.

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