Tag: Royal Mail

Postcomm consults on repeating the suspension of Royal Mail’s bulk compensation scheme and adjustment to the ‘C’ factor to 2008/09

Posted by | May 28, 2008 | |

Royal Mail has asked Postcomm if it can suspend its bulk compensation scheme and adjust the C-factor for another year. These arrangements were first made for 2007/08 because industrial action made it difficult for Royal Mail to meet its quality of service targets, which would have triggered compensation payments to bulk mailers and reductions in future revenue. It now wants to repeat the scheme in 2008/09.

Postcomm published a consultation letter which seeks stakeholders’ views on Royal Mail’s request, which it has made on the basis that there may be further industrial action in the future.

Stakeholders are invited to respond to the letter by the 27 June 2008. Postcomm expects to make a decision by the end of July 2008.

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Consultation Starts On Changes To Post Office® Network – Post Office Ltd announces plans for the North East, Tayside and Fife

Posted by | May 28, 2008 | |

Post Office Ltd today (28 May 2008) opened a six-week local public consultation on its Area Plan for the North East, Tayside and Fife.

In line with the criteria and factors set by the UK Government in its response document, DTI, The Post Office Network, Government Response to Public Consultation in May 2007 (www.berr.gov.uk/consultations) ) – the Area Plan for the North East, Fife and Tayside proposes future provision of Post Office® services through a total network of 374 branches across the area, resulting in the closure of 42 existing branches. In addition, Post Office Ltd proposes the introduction of 37 outreach services, many of them remaining in their existing premises.

Under the proposals, 99.9% of the area’s population will either see no change to their nearest branch, or will remain within one mile (by road distance) of an alternative branch.

The detailed Area Plan proposal for the North East, Tayside and Fife is now available.

The North East, Tayside and Fife Area Plan proposes the introduction of 37 outreach services in the following rural communities, many of which will remain in their existing premises.

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Oxfordshire And Gloucestershire Area Plan – Public Consultation commences on proposed Outreach Service for Miserden and Rendcomb

Posted by | May 28, 2008 | |

Post Office Ltd has today (28 May) launched a six-week consultation for proposed partner outreach services for the villages of Miserden and Rendcomb.

These proposals are part of its network change programme to modernise and reshape its network of branches.

Post Office Ltd proposes running a partner service from the current Post Office site at Brompton Cottage, Miserden on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 8.30am and 1pm , then 2pm until 5.30pm. On Wednesday and Saturday the service would be available between 8.30am and 1pm.

A partner service is also proposed for Rendcomb from the existing site at the Village School. Under this proposal the service would be available from Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm and between 8am and 1pm on Saturdays.

The proposals follow the decision by Post Office Ltd to close the existing branches at Miserden and Rendcomb and introduce an outreach service under the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire plan, which was concluded earlier this year. The public consultation into the proposal begins today (May 28) and ends on 8 July 2008.

The standard range of products and services will continue to be available through the proposed partner Post Office services. Customers can still collect benefits in cash using our banking services or Post Office® card account.

Mark Partington, Network Development Manager for the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire area said: “We welcome feedback from the local community during the six week consultation and look forward to receiving comments on the days and hours being suggested.”

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Cessation of Sunday and Bank Holiday Collections – Changes to Collection Plates

Posted by | May 28, 2008 | |

Part of the agreement given by Postcomm to Royal Mail’s request to stop Sunday and Bank Holiday collections was for Royal Mail to amend the information on the collection plates.
Postwatch visited 770 post boxes to see if collection plates no longer referred to Sunday and Bank Holiday collections, but found that none had been changed.
Postwatch was advised by Royal Mail that the removal of all references to Sunday and Bank Holiday collections to its collection plates will be completed by 25 February.
Between 17 March and 4 April Postwatch visited 653 post boxes and found that only 85 pct of collection plates had been changed. This is a disappointing result as it is now over 6 months since Postcomm approved Royal Mail’s application and Postwatch believes that all post boxes should have had their collection plates changed.
The results of our survey have been passed to Postcomm asking it to contact Royal Mail as it is in apparent breach of the conditions set by Postcomm when agreeing this application.

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Outrage as Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier picks up GBP 3m pay

Posted by | May 24, 2008 | |

Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier raked in GBP 3million last year as his company closed 2500 post offices, it was revealed yesterday.

And last night, the chief executive and other bosses were accused of rewarding themselves for failure.

The figures released yesterday showed Crozier’s basic salary in 2007-8 remained unchanged at GBP 633,000, but this was increased to GBP 843,000 because of an annual performance bonus and other benefits.

He also got GBP 1.99million for a long-term incentive plan covering three years and a cash supplement in lieu of pension of GBP 208,000, according to the Royal Mail annual report.

Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton, whose pay and bonus remained at GBP 200,000, said of Crozier’s salary: “The payment covers three years during which the group has consistently exceeded expectations and met all the targets set by the shareholder.”

The annual report also revealed that Ian Griffiths, who left his job as managing director of the letters business last year, received GBP 500,000 as compensation for loss of office – after doing the job for only a year.

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