In a change of policy, the Dutch PostNL delivery company has agreed to offer permanent contracts to all new staff in the parcel delivery service.
In the past, the company relied on a network of freelance workers who did not qualify for social security benefits such as pensions, sick leave or paid holidays. Dutch union FNV condemned this as a form of bogus self-employment designed to circumvent labour obligations. PostNL has now agreed to give staff the choice of a permanent contract.