Tag: UK

Postcomm Intends to Issue a Consultation Document on Royal Mail’s Proposal to Implement Size Based Pricing

Posted by | Mar 23, 2004 | |

In August 2003, Postcomm issued a statement explaining the process it intended to follow to assess the application it had received from Royal Mail to introduce Size Based Pricing (SBP) from April 2005. Last December, Postcomm issued a further statement explaining that it was analysing Royal Mail’s proposal, and in particular, was discussing a number of outstanding issues with Royal Mail. Following initial analysis of Royal Mail’s application, Postcomm intends to issue a consultation document in April to seek views on the proposal. Interested parties will have 3 months to respond. This consultation will focus particularly on the principle of SBP, Postcomm’s approach to assessing Royal Mail’s proposal, and the impact on customers, including particularly practical implementation issues, such as the appropriate notice period for customers before any introduction of SBP. Postcomm is seeking as wide a participation of interested parties as possible.

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Gloves are off in bitter wrangle at Irish An Post

Posted by | Mar 22, 2004 | |

The essence of the management view of the rapidly escalating industrial dispute at An Post is “the postmen failed to deliver so we are going to collect”.

Over the weekend management has suspended nearly 300 postal sorters at the Dublin mail centre without pay. This came after the main union, the Communications Workers’Union (CWU) decided on to pull back for a week on implementation of themembership ballot which, earlier this month, approved action by an 86pc majority. Ostensibly, the threatened strike is a response to a management decision in Novembernot to pay the first 3pc phase under the Sustaining Progress pay deal at the heavilyloss-making state company.

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300 An Post staff suspended as Irish mail dispute grows

Posted by | Mar 22, 2004 | |

An escalating mail dispute in Dublin looks set to bring the Irish Republic’s entire postal service to its knees as the number of staff suspended topped 300.

A further 32 workers and nine van drivers were sent home as the row over changes in work practices at Dublin’s mail centre worsened.
They join more than 260 suspended for failing to carry out certain duties.

An Post took out advertisements in national newspapers warning customers in Co Dublin not to send any mail until further notice.

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Union threat to act over UK Royal Mail cuts

Posted by | Mar 22, 2004 | |

Amicus, the union that represents more than 14,000 Royal Mail managers, has accused the postal group of planning to impose longer hours on remaining staff following 3,000 job cuts. Royal Mail is shedding 3,000 non-operational management jobs as part of a three-year plan to reduce the group’s headcount by 30,000. About 2,400 staff have accepted voluntary redundancy but up to 600 staff might be laid off. Amicus said it would hold a strike ballot as soon as compulsory job losses are announced.

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