Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 2,500 head office and other supporting roles by the end of 2027 as it battles competition and falling demand for letter deliveries
The cuts at the postal service will represent about 2% of the 131,000-strong workforce.
However, frontline postal workers – posties and drivers – are not part of the proposed restructuring.
Royal Mail said the workforce reduction, designed to improve efficiency, would be achieved through voluntary redundancies and people choosing to leave the company.
It said the cuts would make it more efficient.
“These proposed changes remove duplication and allow us to invest further in the service we deliver for our customers,” said chief executive Alistair Cochrane.
He added that the job cuts “will not be easy, but they are an important part of building a stronger, simpler and future-ready Royal Mail for our customers and colleagues”.
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