The case of Germany
Industrial Relations in the Postal Sector
German Economic Institute (IW)
The case of Germany
The liberalisation process and the growing number of companies entering into the postal market have slowed the decline of sectoral employment that could have been expected as a result of technical progress and structural change. Moreover, industrial relations are highly decentralised.
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