News / Frank Appel claims DP-DHL is not creating 'low-wage' jobs as unions protest

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Deutsche Post-DHL Group chief executive Frank Appel yesterday hit back at trade union claims that it has abandoned collective bargaining practises and is forcing workers to accept a 30% pay cut by transferring their employment to a new postal delivery company.

The claims centre on the creation of DHL Delivery GmbH, which involves transferring up to 10,000 workers who are currently on temporary contracts with Deutsche Post into the new organisation and conferring permanent employment status upon them.

However, German trade union ...