Japan Post workers could face the chop
Non-regular workers at Japan Post Group could face the axe as the business looks to improve its financial situation. The plans concern non-regular workers at Japan Post Service Co, which is the mail division of the Group.
Throughout Japan, the operator employees approximately 160,000 staff that work on a temporary basis, with thousands of contracts due to expire at the end of March.
According to sources cited in the Japanese media, several thousand workers face the prospect of not having their contracts renewed.
This will include postal delivery workers and sorting staff.
According to the sources, Japan Post is currently asking non-regular workers to voluntarily reduce their hours. Allegedly, if they do not agree to do so their contracts will not be renewed upon expiry.
In November, Post&Parcel reported that the operator was set to create more than 8,000 regular positions of employment.
The Group held interviews with 8,438 non-regular workers with a view of promotion to regular employee status.
Japan Today stated that more than 34,000 employees from this group applied for regular positions.
The cuts have been planned as a result of an Y92.8bn (EUR 820m) operating loss for H1 2010, said Kyodo News.
