Tag: UK

Changes to postage prices could cause confusion at Post Office branches, customers and consumer groups have warned.

Royal Mail is bringing in a new system called Pricing in Proportion, which it claims will make the cost of posting a letter fairer.

The changes, which come into effect on August 21, mean charges will be based on size and thickness as well as weight.

The cost of posting an A4 envelope will go up – with a new 44p stamp introduced.

Royal Mail says the new system better reflects the cost of collecting, sorting and delivering mail.

But some people are worried it could cause frustration at the Post Office counter.

Union leaders are set to hold a strike ballot among 12,000 Royal Mail managers and supervisors in the dispute over pay.

Officials at Amicus argued that an informal offer means 4 out of 10 senior staff would receive less than the inflation rate and would in effect suffer a drop in income.