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Royal Mail has unveiled plans to cut 1,600 jobs as part of a drive to save £50 million a year in costs, in a move that postal workers unions warned could spark industrial action. The postal delivery service said that 1,300 jobs would be lost in total, mainly from its …
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Royal Mail has announced it is poised to axe 1,600 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive. The company said it was due to begin consultations with the Communication Workers Union and Unite over the move which will largely involve managerial positions. The company, which controversially floated on the Stock …
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The postal service explained that the net effect of the move will be 1,300 role reductions. More: continued here
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