Switzerland: report on working conditions in parcel post after the liberalization

Carried out after PostReg, the Swiss postal regulation authority, requested it, the “Report on usual minimum requirements in the package sector,” published yesterday, January 11, gives a positive evaluation to the statutory obligation for private providers to respect the sector’s usual working conditions. Indeed, this rule allowed businesses that aren’t covered by collective agreements to guarantees higher wages or more days off than the minimum defined by PostReg.
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p style=”text-align: justify;”>Carried out after PostReg, the Swiss postal regulation authority, requested it, the “Report on usual minimum requirements in the package sector,” published yesterday, January 11, gives a positive evaluation to the statutory obligation for private providers to respect the sector’s usual working conditions. Indeed, this rule allowed businesses that aren’t covered by collective agreements to guarantees higher wages or more days off than the minimum defined by PostReg

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