Royal Mail has kicked off month-long intensive talks with the staff trade union after failing to agree on how to roll out changes nationwide that will see it ditch second class letter deliveries on Saturdays across the UK.
Owner International Distribution Services (IDS) – bought last June by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group in a £3.6 billion deal – said the changes have been delayed for over six months as it remains at loggerheads with the Communications Workers Union (CWU) on the plans.
