Israeli Postal Authority readies to become a government company

The Postal Authority will undergo structural changes so it can turn into a government company with a business orientation, director-general Yossi Shelley said on Wednesday. The contracts of deputy directors-general and other senior staffers will be extended for only six months. Management is pleased with the work of most of them, he added, and the majority will be hired by the new company. In 2003, 230 postal workers were dismissed, as were nine senior executives and dozens of middle-grade managers. Authority chairman Ya’acov Edri said he is considering the possibility of hiring an organizational consulting firm with proven international experience in postal services to create the most efficient structure for the new company, which is to be formed in a few months.