Feb 11, 2015
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Deutsche Post is expanding its DHL parcel business, but new workers will have to accept lower wages than the group's other employees as the postal and logistics group tries to compete in a rapidly growing industry.
Deutsche Post is expanding its DHL parcel business, but new workers will have to accept lower wages than the group's other employees as the postal and logistics group tries to compete in a rapidly growing industry. Trade union Verdi criticised the plans as being designed to side-step existing pay agreements. Deutsche Post intends to apply collective agreements for the logistics sector, rather than its own more generous in-house agreement.
English: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/deutsche-post-workers ...
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