Final agreement for mail deliverer CLA
The Hague, 6 april 2018 – PostNL has reached a final agreement for the mail deliverer CLA for the 18,500 mail deliverers of PostNL with the trade unions Bond van Post Personeel, FNV and CNV Publieke Diensten following consent from their members.
Duration and pay rise
The CLA is valid for two years: from 1 October 2017 until 30 September 2019. The agreement includes pay increases in five steps during the duration of the CLA, 5 percent in total. It also includes a one-time bonus of 1 percent and the adjustment of the pension scheme to the tax requirements.
Resi Becker, Director of PostNL Mail in the Netherlands, explains: "Our mail deliverers are the face of PostNL for our customers. They provide good service every day. With this agreement we show how important our mail deliverers are and remain for the future of our postal company.”
About PostNL
We are PostNL, here for everyone, bringing it all together for 225 years. With an extensive network of nearly 5,800 PostNL points, 11,000 letterboxes, and over 900 automated, also open to various carriers, along with millions of users of the PostNL app, we're always close by. We aim to be everyone's favourite deliverer by making it as easy as possible to send and receive parcels and mail. With nearly 34,000 colleagues working with us, we are part of society. We offer a range of services, including mail and parcel delivery, logistic e-commerce solutions, and cross-border solutions. On an average weekday in the Benelux, we deliver 1.1 million parcels and 6.9 million letters. We are commitment to customer satisfaction, providing opportunities for our employees, and generating value for our stakeholders through growth, digitalisation, and sustainability.
We optimise and support our physical networks through the use of smart digital solutions and introduce new propositions that add value for our customers. And aim for sustainable employment relationships by being a good employer to all people working with and for us. We focus on sustainability, making many journeys on foot and by bicycle, increasingly using cleaner fuels and electric vehicles, and offering innovative city logistics. PostNL N.V. is a publicly traded company with a turnover of €3.2 billion in 2023, 62% of which e-commerce related.