Tag: Swiss Post

Swiss Post is one of the fastest and most reliable postal companies in the world, as the annual, independent measurements show. In 2004, 97.4% of A Mail and B Mail letters arrived on time, very slightly down on the high figures achieved for 2003. In the parcels business, Swiss Post maintained its impressive position as well: 95.8% of PostPac Priority consignments and 97.7% of PostPac Economy consignments reached recipients within the promised time. On cross-border letters, Swiss Post has maintained the same excellent record for years: letters from and to Switzerland reach destinations in Europe in an average of 2.1 days, whereas the average time spent in transit for European postal companies as a whole is 2.2 days.

In a continued effort to adapt to market liberalisation, the Swiss Post Office is restructuring further to increase efficiency and profitability. This includes the closure of several local post offices. The initiative “postal services for all” called on the government to guarantee basic postal services and to include the communes in decisions affecting the network of post offices.
The initiative was supported by the trade unions, consumer organisations and representatives of the leftist parties. The government and a majority in parliament opposed the initiative.