Germany: postal minimum wage ruled illegal by second instance

The regional administrative court of Berlin Brandenburg confirmed a ruling of first instance rendered in March 2008. According to the judges, the federal government may not impose the rate of minimum wage negotiated by the Deutsche Post to all postal businesses. This is a major setback for the social-democrats, Ver.di – the services' union – and the Deutsche Post. (Ref. 081041)
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The coalition in power in Berlin exceeded its competences by imposing the minimum wage negotiated by the Deutsche Post to the entire sector. This is what the judges of the regional administrative court of Berlin Brandenburg ruled while deciding for an appeal to a ruling by the administrative court of Berlin rendered in Marc h 2008 (see our dispatch No. 080205).

Distortion of competition. In September 2007, Ver.di and the AGV employers’ federation, dominated by the Deutsche Post, negotiated a min

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