Estonian Post to lay off 91 insead of 156 this year
The council of the state-owned Eesti Post (Estonian Post) company ruled last week to cut 91 jobs this year instead of the previously planned 156.
“When exactly the slips will be handed to specific employees depends first and foremost on the Estonian Communications Workers Trade Union Association as well as the Labor Inspectorate, which must give their consent to the layoffs in accordance with valid laws,” spokeswoman Inge Rumessen told BNS on Monday.
Eesti Post has been making rearrangements during almost ten years to increase the efficiency of distribution, primarily by giving cars to mail carriers in rural areas who earlier used to go on foot or by bike. Also, it is purchasing the service of mail distribution from people who use their own cars to carry mail in rural areas as sole proprietors.
“The use of cars increases the efficiency of work, as with a car a mail carrier is doing the work of two to five people going by foot or bicycle,” the spokesperson said.
