News / FedEx and European workforce clash over plan to axe thousands of jobs

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FedEx and TNT workers, thousands of whom across Europe face redundancy, say the merged express company failed to communicate plans and timelines for job cuts, creating a “stressful” situation.

But FedEx told The Loadstar the job cuts could take 18 months to implement, and that the company was “committed to an open dialogue” during the period.

FedEx aims to cut between 5,500 and 6,300 jobs in Europe as it integrates TNT, but workers say demand is at record levels. And they have also ...