Royal Mail

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England);
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
53 - Postal and courier activities
53.1 - Postal activities under universal service obligation
53.1 - Postal activities under universal service obligation
559 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 July 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Royal Mail has announced plans to cut more than 500 jobs in the Midlands as a result of a sharp fall in the number of items posted each year. The plans are subject to a consultation period which will finish by the autumn. Derby would lose 182 posts, Leicester 280 and Worcester 97. The company hopes that the reduction in posts will be achieved through voluntary redundancies, redeployment and natural wastage.

Sources

  • 13 July 2011: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Royal Mail, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 72196, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72196.