Final agreement for mail deliverer CLA

The Hague, 6 april 2018 – PostNL has reached a final agreement for the mail deliverer CLA for the 18,500 mail deliverers of PostNL with the trade unions Bond van Post Personeel, FNV and CNV Publieke Diensten following consent from their members.

Duration and pay rise

The CLA is valid for two years: from 1 October 2017 until 30 September 2019. The agreement includes pay increases in five steps during the duration of the CLA, 5 percent in total. It also includes a one-time bonus of 1 percent and the adjustment of the pension scheme to the tax requirements. 

Resi Becker, Director of PostNL Mail in the Netherlands, explains: "Our mail deliverers are the face of PostNL for our customers. They provide good service every day. With this agreement we show how important our mail deliverers are and remain for the future of our postal company.”

About PostNL

We are PostNL. For more than 225 years, we have been part of society and here for everyone. With 31,500 colleagues, an extensive network of 5,700 PostNL locations, 10,000 letterboxes, 1,400 automated parcel lockers, and millions of users of the PostNL app, we are always close by. Together with our partners, we operate in 190 countries worldwide. Our mission is clear: connected to deliver what drives us all forward. Through our strategy, we grow our business, create sustainable value, lead through innovation and make an impact that matters. On an average weekday, we deliver 1.2 million parcels and 6 million letters. We improve our networks with smart solutions, innovate with AI and tech for our customers and promote future-proof employment relationships for employees and partners. At the same time, we are making our delivery operations more sustainable: we cover many kilometres on foot and by bicycle and increasingly use cleaner fuels and electric vehicles. PostNL N.V. is a publicly listed company with a revenue of €3.3 billion in 2025.

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