Royal Mail plans 2,500 support job cuts by end of 2027
The proposed cuts target office and support staff, not frontline posties or drivers. Royal Mail is consulting unions over the plan.
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Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 head-office and other support roles by the end of 2027, equivalent to about 2% of its 131,000-strong workforce. Frontline postal workers and drivers are not included in the proposed restructuring. [1]
The company says it intends to make the reductions through voluntary redundancies and employees choosing to leave. It is consulting the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Unite CMA. Chief executive Alistair Cochrane says the changes would remove duplication and allow further investment in customer service. [1]
The CWU criticised the announcement despite reassurances that there would be no compulsory redundancies. Unite said the cuts would not improve service quality. Just over 75% of first-class letters were delivered on time in the year to the end of March, against a 93% target, BBC News reported. The consultation’s outcome and the final number of cuts are not yet known. [1]
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