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Panalpina employees reach out to major DSV shareholder in dispute over layoffs

A number of Panalpina employees in Switzerland have contacted DSV's major shareholder the Ernst Göhner Foundation in a dispute about major layoffs. The hope is that the foundation can help the employees ensure better severance packages. The dispute especially concerns financial compensation.
DSV Panalpina CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen on the day of presenting the transaction. | Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
DSV Panalpina CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen on the day of presenting the transaction. | Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
BY TRINE VESTERGAARD AND CHRISTIAN CARLSEN

Some employees at Panalpina's Swiss headquarters are now trying to get DSV's major shareholder the Ernst Göhner Foundation involved in the integration of the two companies by helping the former Panalpina employees in Basel that are set to lose their jobs, ShippingWatch learns from a number of sources with knowledge on the matter.

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