Royal Mail Group Plans to Cut 40,000 Jobs, Sunday Times Says

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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Royal Mail Group Ltd. plans to cut 40,000 jobs in the next five years, the Sunday Times reported, citing a business plan prepared by Chief Executive Officer Moya Greene.

Greene is close to agreeing to the plan with the U.K. government before Royal Mail tries to attract buyers next year, the newspaper reported. The cuts are equivalent to one-quarter of the workforce, according to the Sunday Times.

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[steven100]

Time for postman up and down the country to start fighting for there jobs, unless they are planning to leave. The first thing we should do is back our London postmen. Last week i'd said no to helping London posties but we have to look at the long-term picture. Hopefully we'll get short term pain long term gain.

[joeboy]

I knew she would be bad news, she were'nt brought in for nothing, just to attract new buyers, like to know how they deliver the mail, with such a cut, motorised bikes and throwing the mail into the gardens??? just a thought!!!

[Dogs of War]

You can see why the CWU are taking strike action in London. The agreement doesn't make a difference to Royal Mail, there going to do what they like any way.

[baldrick]

The first thing we should do is back our London postmen. Last week i'd said no to helping London posties but we have to look at the long-term picture. Hopefully we'll get short term pain long term gain.

Glad to hear that steven100
I was beginning to despair of some of the posts on this forum.

[silly suffolk]

if we don't fight now we never will

[steven100]

The first thing we should do is back our London postmen. Last week i'd said no to helping London posties but we have to look at the long-term picture. Hopefully we'll get short term pain long term gain.

Glad to hear that steven100
I was beginning to despair of some of the posts on this forum.

40,000 jobs to go, most offices run on overtime as it stands.

[dazzlin72]

Greene, Higson, etc better order themselves some Cats, Magnums, or Docs then!

[pinstripe]

Don't worry, I'm sure the CWU will save the day with Plan B.

[steven100]

Don't worry, I'm sure the CWU will save the day with Plan B.

Or Plan C, D or E.

[blue1873]

Don't worry, I'm sure the CWU will save the day with Plan B.

Or Plan C, D or E.

Feck we'll be on a different alphabet before they come up
with a viable plan

[maisymoo04]

The first thing we should do is back our London postmen. Last week i'd said no to helping London posties but we have to look at the long-term picture. Hopefully we'll get short term pain long term gain.

Glad to hear that steven100
I was beginning to despair of some of the posts on this forum.

baldrick have you ever walked out for someone before mate.as i keep sayin and i prob no am borin the sh@@ out of everyone but i dont give a feck.we lost our mail centre and jobs did anyone walk out for us BIG FAT NO.and no am not a manager as some dick said on here.

[Wessex]

The assumption I am making ,given that the plan envisages cuts over 5 years rather than prior to privatisation, is that they are planning ,the top bods, to be here as well after the sale. Am I wrong in making that assumption ?

ps I thought the business plan was Top Secret lol

[Wessex]

How can they cut so many jobs ? I must assume this means substantial changes to the uso

How can this be achieved without removal of deliveries on a Saturday or nominated other day

and/or removal of guaranteed daily service ?