Police have shut down a Belgian GLS depot due to 39 employment infringements that were found on Wednesday. Similar breaches were found at PostNL last week, resulting in two of its depots also having to cease operations. “There is a real problem with courier companies,” says the labour prosecutor in charge of the action.

Belgian GLS and Post Nord depots shut down over labour law infringements

Denmark and Sweden have to recover approximately €65 million in total after the European Commission ruled that capital injections from the state to PostNord were illegal and gave PostNord “an unfair economic advantage over its competitors".

Belgian GLS and Post Nord depots shut down over labour law infringements

PostNord received illegal state aid; Denmark and Sweden to recover €65 million