The Dutch government set a new date for the liberalization of the postal market : July 1, 2008, that is a seven-month postponement compared to the original date. It should receive, in March, a study on keeping hourly minimum wage for Dutch postal employees. TNT, the former Dutch monopoly, doesn't want unions to guarantee a minimum wage and would like to generalize performance-related pay. (ref. 080186)
Frank Hemskeerk, Secretary of State to Economic Affairs, hopes to “see more clearly” into this case in April: he should receive a study in March about keeping hourly minimum wage for the sector’s employees, whereas the TNT doesn’t want unions to guarantee a minimum wage and would like to generalize performance-related pay. This group is also contesting in court in Berlin the decision its competitor, the Deutsche Post, made to give its employees minimum wage. This measure twists competition, say
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