Hays yesterday called on the postal regulator to press ahead with its plan to end Consignia’s monopoly on bulk mail. It also urged Postcomm to grant the support services group permanent licences for its mail services. Bob Lawson, chairman and acting chief executive, said the group, which was awarded three interim mail licenses in September,needed certainty on how the market would develop over the next one-to-three years.
Read MoreRECRUITMENT and services firm Hays expressed concerns about the future of its fledgling postal business yesterday, as it posted an 8.5 per cent slump in half-year pre-tax profits to £115.1 million.
The company has been delivering mail to certain restricted postcodes for the past year through special temporary licences issued by postal regulator Postcomm.
Tariffs for internal and external mail services will be increased starting March 15, aiming at covering the results from changes in consumption costs and on ROL/DST exchange rates, according to National Mail Company.
As for internal services, message tariffs for up to 1 kg packages increases from 2,000 lei to 2,500 lei, while a special delivery letter will cost 4,000 lei, against ROL 3,000 as currently.
As well, arrival confirmation will be charged 4,000 lei, 500 lei more than the present tariff, and the subscription for a mailbox 19,000, as compared with ROL 16,000 as presently.
Consignia, the postal group, finally had something to celebrate last night with an outline deal on pay and indications that its regulator would back down on the introduction from next month of further competition in postal services.
Leaders of the Communication Workers’ Union confirmed that they had reached broad agreement with Consignia over wages for their 145,000 members.
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