The Dutch postal group TNT (162,000 employees in the entire world, 58,000 in the Netherlands) announced on April 3, 2007, 6,500 to 7,000 jobs cut in the Netherlands by 2010, and even up to 11,000 jobs in total if no agreement can be reached with unions. (Ref. 070307)
This threat can foretell very conflicting negotiations, since Dutch unions adopted as a guideline in large groups a policy of “restructurings without lay-offs”. Competition, which pays their employees less, is the main reason the TNT gave to justify these layoffs. TNT, 19% is held by the Dutch state, is getting ready for the liberalization of the Dutch postal market in 2008.
Wages frozen. Whereas 2.5% to 3% raises were granted in all lines of businesses this year, TNT is offering to freeze salar
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