The government appealed to the ruling rendered on January 5 which provided that the State wasn’t competent to force, via a regulation, the Sandd and Selektmail firms to hire 80% of its workers within three years (see our dispatch No. 100008). The rivals of TNT Post, the former public post, want to keep paying their employees on a daily basis. If it looses the appeal, the government intends to force postal groups to respect labor law and negotiate a collective agreement with the trade unions. Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Frank Heemskerk told the Parliament on January 28 that the government would resort to a government decree if necessary. Minister for Labor and Social Affairs Piet Hein Donner also spoke in front of the MPs to defend Frank Heemskerk’s stand, showing the strong political will attached to this case. They think they can force Sandd and Selektmail to hire 80% of their workers within three years because agreements headed in that direction have already been signed with unions.
liament on January 28 that the government would resort to a government decree if necessary. Minister for Labor and Social Affairs Piet Hein Donner also spoke in front of the MPs to defend Frank Heemskerk’s stand, showing the strong political will attached to this case. They think they can force Sandd and Selektmail to hire 80% of their workers within three years because agreements headed in that direction have already been signed with unions.
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