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08/12/2009
An Post To Cut 1,300 Jobs By 2012
An Post has announced plans to reduce its workforce by more than 1,300 over the next three years.
The company is seeking to cut 250 jobs from its Dublin headquarters in the first phase of the cuts from January.
Around 450 staff have already received letters regarding voluntary redundancy.
The job cuts are part of An Post's restructuring plans, as mail postal volumes dropped by 10% this year and the full liberalisation of the postal market is due to begin in 2011.
The total number of jobs expected to be cut if 1,375 full-time posts from the staff of 10,000, with cuts expected in all areas of the business, including headquarters, collection, retail and processing. An Post siad that change programmes had already resulted in the reduction of staff numbers, with the loss of 351 employees in the last year alone.
An Post has said that any redundancies would be voluntary.
(KMcA/BMcc)
The company is seeking to cut 250 jobs from its Dublin headquarters in the first phase of the cuts from January.
Around 450 staff have already received letters regarding voluntary redundancy.
The job cuts are part of An Post's restructuring plans, as mail postal volumes dropped by 10% this year and the full liberalisation of the postal market is due to begin in 2011.
The total number of jobs expected to be cut if 1,375 full-time posts from the staff of 10,000, with cuts expected in all areas of the business, including headquarters, collection, retail and processing. An Post siad that change programmes had already resulted in the reduction of staff numbers, with the loss of 351 employees in the last year alone.
An Post has said that any redundancies would be voluntary.
(KMcA/BMcc)
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