Swiss Post to cut jobs after volumes drop
Swiss Post is to cut jobs after Deutsche Post said it will use its DHL business to deliver parcels to Switzerland instead of the national operator. As a result, Swiss Post will lose business to the tune of three out of four parcels – 4,600 of the 6,300 parcels it handles on a daily basis – at the Exchange Office Basel.
Therefore, Swiss Post said it is “obliged to cut between 60 and 70 jobs at the Exchange Office Basel. The job cuts will affect customs agents, customs clearance officers and other logistics staff. Swiss Post is aware of its social responsibility and is drawing up the necessary measures together with the social partners. If possible, it will seek to employ the staff in question elsewhere at Swiss Post.”
To date, Swiss Post has cleared all parcels mailed to Switzerland from Germany through customs at the Exchange Office Basel located in the Swiss Post building at the railway station (Bahnhof SBB) and channeled them into its parcel delivery network.
