Deutsche Post announces first letter rate rise for 15 years
Germany's standard domestic letter rate is set to increase in at the beginning of next year, for the first time since 1997.
View ArticleThe week that was: 14 September, 2012
Rounding up the biggest stories of the week from the pages of Post&Parcel, including a rate rise for Deutsche Post, La Poste's bid to transform its working conditions and a new direction for Canada...
View ArticleDeutsche Post facing “abusive” bulk mail pricing probe
Deutsche Post is facing a fresh investigation by regulators in Germany, this time over claims that it has been offering below-cost prices for its bulk mail services.
View ArticleThe week that was: 7 December 2012
Summing up the biggest stories of the week on Post&Parcel, with a mail boycott threat in the UK, Google getting into the shipping business and UPS forging a new alliance with the US Postal Service...
View ArticlePostal Digest – News from Brazil Post, USPS, Deutsche Post, Latvian Post
Some more of the latest news from around the global postal industry, including expanding retail access at USPS, and thousands of new vehicles for Brazil Post.
View ArticleDixons chairman to help Royal Mail attract private capital
Royal Mail Group has appointed the current Dixons Retail plc chairman, John Allan CBE as a non-executive director and board member.
View ArticleDeutsche Post to run car-advertising trial in Cologne
Deutsche Post is set to launch a pilot project in Cologne from March 2013, selling advertising on people's cars.
View ArticleDeutsche Post expands apprenticeship programme in Germany
Deutsche Post DHL has increased the number of apprenticeships it is offering in Germany this year to a total of 2,160 places across 22 vocational fields and 17 specialties.
View ArticleUnion demands better pay for parcel delivery staff in Germany
Germany's united services union, Ver.di, has launched a campaign to seek better working conditions for employees in the courier, express and parcel industry.
View ArticleUnion demanding 6% pay rise from Deutsche Post
Germany's united services union Ver.di has said the first round of negotiations with Deutsche Post over a new collective bargaining agreement came to nothing.
View ArticleStrike action to hit Deutsche Post from Wednesday
Germany's united services union - Ver.di - has called for strike action to take place at Deutsche Post from tomorrow, causing disruption for customers.
View Article2012 rate hike put UK stamps among Europe’s most expensive
The UK has jumped into the top six most expensive countries in Europe in which to send a basic domestic letter, according to Deutsche Post's latest study.
View ArticleMail delayed as 3,400 postal workers strike in Germany
German union Ver.di said today that 3,400 postal workers have gone on strike today, causing delays in mail delivery.
View ArticleThe week that was: 19 April 2013
Rounding up some of the biggest stories of the week in the pages of Post&Parcel, with strikes hitting Germany and the UK, trouble at Russian Post, and this year's World Mail Awards shortlist...
View ArticleDeutsche Post faces nationwide strikes this week
Germany's united services union, Ver.di, said today that it will increase the pressure on Deutsche Post with nationwide strikes to take place in the next two days.
View ArticlePostal strikes averted in Germany, but not in the UK
Deutsche Post agreed a new labour deal with the united services union Ver.di today, which will avoid further strike action in the German mail network.
View ArticleDeutsche Post DHL halfway to “GoGreen” target completion
Deutsche Post DHL is more than halfway towards completing its goal to improve its carbon efficiency by 30% by 2020.
View ArticleCabinet approves bid to boost competition in German letters market
Germany's Federal Cabinet has given the green light to postal reforms designed to improve the level of competition in the letters market.
View ArticleDeutsche Post starts work building Germany’s largest parcel sorting centre
Deutsche Post has broken ground on its largest parcel processing centre in Germany.
View ArticleEstonia Post partners with Deutsche Post in cross-border parcel delivery
Deutsche Post and Estonian Post have agreed to work together to develop new cross-border delivery services for customers.
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