Consignia, the state-owned group that runs the Royal Mail, has a unique status and range of responsibilities. Mr Roberts’ disclosure this week that it may cut 30,000 jobs in an effort to regain financial stability has put both into the public spotlight.
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Read MoreSTRONG MANAGEMENT HAS not been what we have come to expect from the Post Office. Changing the name of the organisation to the ghastly Consignia may have been silly but at least it amounted to a remarkable display of decisiveness. And this week it seemed that the management might actually have stiffened its nerve sufficiently to tackle entrenched problems in the business. John Roberts, the chief executive, appeared before the Treasury Select Committee on Tuesday and made it clear that he was prepared to consider up to 30,000 job losses over the next 18 months. ow that he has been brave enough to admit the scale of change that needs to be brought about, Roberts should not backtrack
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