No one party is ready to move an inch. Deutsche Telekom in order to lessen costs, first planned to outsource no loess than 50,000 jobs in areas like customer service, call center and network technology. Then changing its stand (supposedly softening its stand, that’s the favor they are giving) the company says it will remain the workers provided they work additional four hours a week and earn 12% less. What will go in their favor, for the next 2 and half years, that is till 2010 they will be protected against a premature dismissal
Ver.di the trade union rejected the offer outright, Deutsche Telekom then gave ultimatum to sell off its part of its business.
The latest news while I’m writing this has arrived from Forbes
Deutsche Telekom AG has amended its proposal to trade union ver.di in a bid to reach an agreement over plans to outsource 50,000 jobs, extend working hours and lower entry-level wages, sources said.
The German telecommunications giant has agreed to cut the number of additional hours of work without extra pay it is demanding by 100 hours a year, they said.
The company also agreed to consider setting up long-term flexi-time accounts for its employees, they said.
» Deutsche Telekom rigid, Union to go strike from kosarit.com
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