Royal Mail set to scrap Saturday deliveries

Royal Mail is seeking permission from the government to stop making letter deliveries on Saturdays as it tries to reverse its multi-million pound losses in the first half of the year. Its non-executive chair, Keith Williams, said “urgent reform” was now needed after the business reported a £219m operating loss. He blamed the impact from ongoing industrial action among frontline workers, as well as weak parcel volumes and an inability to deliver productivity improvements for the poor performance. “Government has […]