De Post reduces number of postmen by between 1,200 and 1,500

Story Filed: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 9:27 AM EST

Sep 19, 2001, (De Financieel Ekonomische Tijd /FT Information via COMTEX) — Belgian mail company De Post wants to reduce the number of postmen by between 1,200 and 1,500 over an 18 month period. The reduction represents about 12 per cent of the total number of postmen. There will be no forced redundancies, the board promised.

The reduction in the number of postmen will be the result of the implementation of the Georoute system, which will improve the performances of the postmen and help them better prepare for their rounds. Georoute is still being tested. The system will be introduced in one office of each of the 66 postal zones in Belgium in October and November. The system should be fully implemented in the next 18 months.

Abstracted from De Financieel-Economische – Tijd

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