The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53 - Postal and courier activities
130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 November 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 August 2019
Description
The works council of Deutsche Post's service office in Flensburg has been informed of its closure which will happen by the end of August 2019. The closure will affect 130 workers. The United Services Union (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft, ver.di) strongly criticises Deutsche Post saying that this might be a move related to ver.di's call for the application of the sectoral collective agreement. The union wants to organize protests against the plans.
Currently, Deutsche Post pays little more than the statutory minimum wage (since 1 January 2018 it is € 9.19) and according to ver.di has outsourced service operations to national and foreign sub-contractors.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Deutsche Post, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 96312, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96312.
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