AUDIO INCLUDED IN THIS STORY: On Saturday October 15th 2011, SMCU, NPNA, PSS & Government reached an agreement with each other.
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President of SMCU Mr. Evers
The Board of PSS
Mr. Denicio Richardson
Prime Minister Hon. Sarah Wescot-Wiliams signed the Transfer, Support and Assistance Agreement on Saturday, October 15, 2011 guaranteeing postal services for the country.
The agreement was signed by the Prime Minister as shareholder representative, along with Interim Managing Director of Postal Service Sint Maarten N.V. (PSS) Denicio Richardson, Nieuwe Post N.A. N.V. (NPNA) General Managing Director Franklin Sluis, and St. Maarten Communication Union (SMCU) President Ludson Evers.
As of October 15th 2011, all concession related postal services and employees will be transferred to PSS. This specifically means that all revenues and operational expenses of the concession related services will be for the account of PSS.
In connection herewith, all employees will receive a transfer letter for the transfer from NPNA to PSS, to be signed by NPNA, PSS and the employee. This transfer letter is to guarantee the continuation of employment in the spirit of this agreement.
Employees are also asked to take into account that due to the dynamic nature and developments of the postal sector the possibility might exist that they may be offered a different function than their current function for which they will be retrained if necessary.
Within two weeks PSS will inform the employees and their representatives on the new organizational structure of PSS. Within two months after the signing of the agreement the union and PSS shall meet to start negotiations for a new Collective Labour Agreement (CLA).
The current CLA of NPNA, signed on April 4, 2011, will remain in effect for PSS and SMCU until the date of expiration. The employees shall maintain their accrued pension rights and shall remain in the General Pension Fund of the Netherlands Antilles (APNA) until these rights have been transferred integrally to the pension funds of Sint Maarten (APS).
All claims originated from the period prior to the transfer date (date of signing of this agreement) will be for the account of NPNA and all cost originated from the transfer date and onwards will be for the account of PSS.
Parties agree that NPNA will support PSS with the management of PSS for the period starting October 15, 2011 and ending December 31, 2011, referred to as the support period to provide the universal postal service on Sint Maarten.
PSS strives to start local postal operations within two days after signing while the international postal operations is estimated to start within a week after signing date.