Sub-postmasters volition not beryllium affected — and neither volition posties
- Published: 0:45, 9 Oct 2024
- Updated: 0:45, 9 Oct 2024
THE POST Office could scrap 2 successful 3 jobs successful a cost-cutting drive.
Some of the estimated £200million savings volition beryllium utilized to amended sub-postmasters’ pay, it was reported past night.
A review — announced successful the aftermath of the Horizon IT ungraded — whitethorn spot unit chopped from 3,100 to astir 1,000.
Roles astatine the London HQ could go.
Sub-postmasters, who tally astir of the 11,500 Post Office branches, volition not beryllium affected — and neither volition posties, employed by Royal Mail.
But grants to agrarian Post Offices could beryllium cut, raising the hazard of closures.
The Post Office said the priorities of its interim president are “remediation for post-masters affected by the IT scandal” and boosting their income.
More than 900 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted based connected faulty data.
Royal Mail plans to chopped 2nd-class deliveries to prevention £300m a year