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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Holly Williams

Royal Mail delays major postal overhaul ahead of Christmas

Royal Mail is pausing the final stage of its second-class delivery shake-up until the new year, following growing demands for the provider to raise its service standards.

Following an agreement with the postal workers’ union, the business will defer extending the changes to its last 107 delivery hubs until January, enabling staff to concentrate on the busy Christmas period.

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