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The Royal Mail sorting office in Ipswich is set to close by the summer of 2015, staff have been told. More: continued here

Ipswich Star Ipswich: Royal Mail staff in strike threat over sorting office closureIpswich StarA spokeswoman for Royal Mail said that the consultation on the future of the Ipswich sorting office, which started in November last year, was continuing. However the current thinking of the company was that it would start winding down sorting …and more »…

Royal Mail has signalled that it is to create around 600 seasonal jobs in Leeds over Christmas to help with the vastly increased amounts of post it handles. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail delivers seasonal jobs boost to sort out Christmas postWalesOnlineRoyal Mail is to recruit more than 21,000 seasonal staff to help sort the Christmas post. Around 18,000 will be in England, 2,000 in Scotland, 700 in Wales and 400 in Northern Ireland, available between early November and January 2014. The temporary …Royal…

Strike could spark a "winter of postal discontent" over government plansIrvine HeraldPostal workers have warned that a strike over government plans to sell off Royal Mail could spark a “winter of postal discontent”. Westminster is set to witness the biggest workers' rally in a generation as they gather to listen and respond to …and more »…

Royal Mail in 600 Leeds Christmas jobs boostYorkshire Evening PostRoyal Mail has signalled that it is to create around 600 seasonal jobs in Leeds over Christmas to help with the vastly increased amounts of post it handles. The positions will be available between November and early January of next year, with the peak … More:…

Postal workers have warned that a strike over government plans to sell off Royal Mail could spark a “winter of postal discontent”. More: continued here

Royal Mail Seeks 350 New Staff To Help Sort The Tyneside Christmas PostSky Tyne and WearRoyal Mail's managing director of operations and modernisation, Mark Higson, said: "Christmas is the busiest time of the year for Royal Mail and we plan all year round to help ensure we deliver the best possible service to our customers….

Royal Mail puts recruitment of 21000 on Christmas listRecruiterThe Royal Mail is kicking off its Christmas recruitment campaign to hire 21,100 people for seasonal roles across the UK – the same number of temporary hires as last year. While summer seems only just on its way out, the Royal Mail is looking ahead to ……

Ipswich Royal Mail centre union ballot over job lossesBBC NewsRoyal Mail workers in Ipswich are being balloted on industrial action over the proposed transfer of posts to Essex. The company announced it was looking to move processing jobs to Chelmsford as part of a national reorganisation. The Communication … More: continued here