TNT says reached agreement in principle with unions.

NEWS · Post by **NEWS** » 30 Jun 2007, 16:11

TNT says reached agreement in principle with unions on reorganisation plans.

AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - Postal giant TNT NV has reached an agreement in principle with several Dutch unions on a new collective labour agreement regarding its plans to reorganise its postal operations to deal with the consequences of market liberalisation, the company said in a press release.

The agreement applies to some 60,000 employees in the Netherlands and will run until January 2011; it includes measures to minimise redundancies at TNT, including steps to assist workers in finding new jobs.

TNT has been planning a reorganisation for some time in order to cut costs and prepare the company for the planned liberalisation of the postal market for letters under 50 grams on January 1, 2008.

The company has, in the past, spoken about cutting as many as 7,000 jobs, prompting unions to request an external review of the reorganisation plan.

When that review was complete and the Boston Consulting Group concluded that TNT's cost-cutting measures were necessary, the unions said they would negotiate with TNT on programmes meant to aid employees in changing jobs.

TNT said the unions will now take the agreement to their membership and expects them to advise their members to endorse it.

Post by **POSTMAN** » 30 Jun 2007, 16:13

Wonder what they agreed on,their deal was as bad as ours.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 30 Jun 2007, 16:22

Difference is TNT where negotiating and Royal Mail are still checking their Dictionary to see what the word means.

frankie · Post by **frankie** » 30 Jun 2007, 16:35

Can you see RM helping assist us in finding new jobs, like the Dutch? They can't wait get us out the door as it is now! Like the bit at the bottom, TNT said unions will take agreement back to members who are expected to endorse it, Bloody Hell! Don't put up much of a fight do they?

Can't be real posties like us, eh?

jamwell · Post by **jamwell** » 30 Jun 2007, 20:29

frankie wrote:Can you see RM helping assist us in finding new jobs, like the Dutch? They can't wait get us out the door as it is now! Like the bit at the bottom, TNT said unions will take agreement back to members who are expected to endorse it, Bloody Hell! Don't put up much of a fight do they? Can't be real posties like us, eh?

And they smoke far too much dope

angeleyes · Post by **angeleyes** » 01 Jul 2007, 00:25

They look after their large workforces in Europe unlike Britain who don't seem to give a damn