Bonus in exchange for working time increase. For the management, there is no alternative to reducing personnel costs to face structural problems (increase in electronic exchanges) and economic problems with the crisis the German post is going through (see our dispatch No. 090836). Using stick-and-carrot tactics, the management first threatened to massively outsource “Mail Delivery” activities and then promised employees they would receive a bonus if activity started up again in the Mail department. In exchange however, they want employees to accept a working time increase (from 38.5 to 40 hours) with no wage compensation and to postpone the 3% wage increase planned for December 2009.
al problems (increase in electronic exchanges) and economic problems with the crisis the German post is going through (see our dispatch No. 090836). Using stick-and-carrot tactics, the management first threatened to massively outsource “Mail Delivery” activities and then promised employees they would receive a bonus if activity started up again in the Mail department. In exchange however, they want employees to accept a working time increase (from 38.5 to 40 hours) with no wage compensation and
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