[ad_1] Postal workers fear they could lose their jobs if Royal Mail is allowed to end the delivery of second class letters on Saturdays. Staff have claimed they have been told to prioritise delivering parcels over letters as these are more profitable. An overhaul of the postal service is being considered by industry watchdog Ofcom,…
[ad_1] When’s the last time you bought a postage stamp? Granted, to do that you have to locate a post office which will probably be at the back of an off licence, past piles of confectionery, rather than in one of the handsome municipal buildings where they were once to be found. Having located one,…
[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Royal Mail — a business built on delivering messages — has received a clear one from regulator Ofcom: we hear you. The universal service obligation to deliver six days a week may finally get…
[ad_1] OFCOM faced criticism yesterday for keeping the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in the dark before announcing that Royal Mail could be allowed to end the delivery of second-class letters on Saturdays. The regulator, which is also investigating whether to permit second-class deliveries to be made on alternate weekdays, said the proposed changes the universal service obligation…
[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s communications regulator looks set to allow Royal Mail to end second-class postal deliveries on Saturdays as part of a package of changes that it said was vital to put the system “back…
[ad_1] [PA Media] Royal Mail could be allowed to end the delivery of second class letters on Saturdays, as part of reforms being considered by the regulator. Ofcom is also investigating whether to allow second class deliveries to be made on alternate weekdays, which could help cut costs for Royal Mail. The regulator has been…
[ad_1] 5 September 2024, 10:32 Second-class letter deliveries in UK could be scrapped on Saturdays. Picture: Alamy Royal Mail is poised to axe part of its Saturday delivery service as part of a series of proposed reforms. First-class letters would continue to be delivered six days a week under changes to be put to consultation…
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[ad_1] Royal Mail may bid farewell to Saturday deliveries for second class letters if plans under consideration by industry regulator Ofcom go ahead. The watchdog, which has been considering the future of the universal postal service since January, has now disclosed that its prime focus is shaking up the second class delivery options whilst committing…
[ad_1] Newly elected MP Matthew Patrick visited postal workers at Hoylake Delivery Office to find out more about what it takes to deliver letters and parcels to the community in his Wirral West constituency. He met local posties and heard how Royal Mail is adapting to the growth in parcels volumes and the decline…