FEWER THAN 40 BRANCHES CLOSED
ALL BRANCHES WILL BE OPEN AS NORMAL ON 21, 22 AND 23 DECEMBER
The Post Office is reassuring customers that nearly all Post Office its branches are open today, despite the strike action called by the Communication Workers Union.
The Post Office has 11,600 branches around the country. The CWU’s call for strike action on 19 and 20 December involves fewer than
Vast majority of Post Office branches are not involved in dispute
Post Office disappointed by CWU call for strike
In September’s strike over 98% of the network remained open
Changes mean Post Office services are safeguarded for the future
The Post Office has reassured its customers that the vast majority of its network of 11,600 branches will remain unaffected by industrial action c
The Operating loss before subsidy more than halved from £57m to £24m
Commercial turnover remained stable up from £976m to £981m
Continued progress in the reduction of overall financial support required from government of £50m
Over 6,000 branches now transformed, offering 200,000 extra opening hours every week and over 3,800 open on Sundays
The Post Office today (2 August 2016) an
Post Office today shared further plans to work with partners on the provision of its services in communities around the UK.
Building on announcements earlier this year, the Post Office is seeking to replace or relocate directly-run Crown branches in 20 locations. In these areas, the Post Office will advertise for suitable potential franchise partners and local businesses that have the potential
Up to 61 Post Office branches will relocate to WHSmith stores
The Post Office today announced a new 10-year agreement with WHSmith to relocate more Post Office branches into the UK retailer’s modernised stores, keeping services on high streets throughout the country and bringing further investment for customers.
WHSmith currently operates 107 Post Office branches from their stores. Under th