Posties facing voluntary redundancies at Royal Mail

[POSTMAN]

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POSTIES across the county are facing voluntary redundancies at Royal Mail offices.

The company told The Argus today Sussex postmen could be losing their jobs as they continue with a "transformation and modernisation" programme.


Reportedly postmen in Brighton, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and Hassocks have all been sent letters informing them of the plans.

A spokeswoman for Royal Mail stressed there would be a "small number" of redundancies.

She said: “Royal Mail is facing letter volume decline and competition across the UK. This means that the business is continuing with its transformation and modernisation programme and needs to be as efficient as possible.

"We are looking for a small number of redundancies across the region, whilst maintaining our ability to continue to deliver a high quality of service to our customers. These redundancies are completely voluntary and agreed with our trade unions.”

[bustedflush]

What a stupid title, typical press B-S sensationalism. If the redundancies are 'voluntary' then no postie is 'facing' anything.

[doctorwho]

This is because of Amazon logistics have opened a depot in Burgess hill and consequently Haywards Heath, Burgess hill, Lewes and a few others have lost their contract and parcel volumes have dropped dramatically. Management are looking at VR and some serious lapsing!

[Red Robbo]

So they have completed a review and agreed with the Union there is a surplus of staff ??

[Lounge Lizard]

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11821535 ... oyal_Mail/

POSTIES across the county are facing voluntary redundancies at Royal Mail offices.

The company told The Argus today Sussex postmen could be losing their jobs as they continue with a "transformation and modernisation" programme.


Reportedly postmen in Brighton, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and Hassocks have all been sent letters informing them of the plans.

A spokeswoman for Royal Mail stressed there would be a "small number" of redundancies.

She said: “Royal Mail is facing letter volume decline and competition across the UK. This means that the business is continuing with its transformation and modernisation programme and needs to be as efficient as possible.

"We are looking for a small number of redundancies across the region, whilst maintaining our ability to continue to deliver a high quality of service to our customers. These redundancies are completely voluntary and agreed with our trade unions.”

Sloppy journalism again.
Elsewhere workers are 'facing' compulsory redundancy whereas we might be 'offered' voluntary redundancy.

[doctorwho]

Apparently they cannot agree at the moment on where they will make the savings!