The management of the postal distributor PostNL and the trade union FNV, CNV and VHP2 reached an agreement in principle for a social plan in October 2015. A ballot on the deal was submitted to the union members, with the 30th November as a deadline. A majority of trade union members voted in favour and thereafter, on 2 December 2015, the negotiation partners signed the definitive agreement. The social plan covers important aspects of the employment relationship of the employees and the provisions that apply in case of restructuring. The concluded agreement has a duration of 5 years and will go into effect on 1 January 2016 (thus, until 31 December 2020).
English: http://www.postnl.nl/en/about-postnl/press-news/press-releases/2015/december …
The signed social plan (in Dutch): http://www.fnv.nl/site/alle-sectoren/caos …
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