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Royal Mail to stop Saturday postal deliveries over pandemic

by LLB Reporter
28th Apr 20 4:12 pm

Royal Mail have announced on Tuesday that they are to stop delivering mail on Saturdays to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Royal Mail have said this will be a โ€œtemporaryโ€ suspension, but Special Delivery, tracked and all non-account services will not be affected.

A message on the Royal Mail website said, “We continue to work hard to collect, process and deliver the UKโ€™s mail in unprecedented times.

“However, along with other organisations, we are experiencing increased levels of employee absence due to illness and self-isolation.

“Absence rates are currently significantly higher than what we normally expect at this time of year.”

The website added, “To manage these severe absence levels, we are implementing a range of mitigations.

“These include changing the time guarantee on Special Delivery, deploying non-operational managers in delivery and temporarily no longer delivering letters on a Saturday.”

“Our delivery operation is a key part of keeping the country moving.

“We have put even more resources in to keep delivering.

“This includes additional overtime provision and a very significant investment in protective equipment for our colleagues.”

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