Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Netherlands
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities
Postal And Courier Activities
53 - Postal and courier activities

5,000 - 9,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 June 2002
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 January 2013

Description

TPG Post plans to cut 5000 jobs by 2013. TPG's main business is post: collecting, sorting, transporting and delivering letters and parcels. The company also specializes in data and document services, direct mail, e-commerce and international post. Most of the jobs should be cut until 2008. The job losses (5000) will be replaced by 11000 cheaper jobs. (19-02-2003) TGP Post wants to replace 9000 full-time mailmen by part-time workers.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2002), TGP, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 59827, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/59827.