Clwyd West MP, David Jones, has obtained assurances from Royal Mail Group that any proposed merger of the Colwyn Bay and Llandudno delivery offices will not impact in any way on staff employment or customer convenience.
Royal Mail is currently undertaking a feasibility study into a proposed merger of the two offices. This is in its initial planning stage and no decision will be made until at least the autumn.
David Jones has written to Royal Mail Group expressing his concern that any relocation of the Colwyn Bay office should not result in adverse impact upon Royal Mail employees in Colwyn Bay, nor upon the convenience of customers who currently use the delivery office for the collection of parcels.
David Jones has now obtained assurances from Royal Mail Group that:
1. there will be no compulsory job losses should the merger proceed; and
2. arrangements will be made for nearby post office branches to provide facilities for the collection of parcels.
David Jones said:
“The delivery office is an important facility in Colwyn Bay and is heavily used by the public. It also employs a significant number of staff and I am concerned that their employment should be protected.
“I have therefore written to Royal Mail expressing my concerns and have been assured that there will be no compulsory staff redundancies and that if the sorting office were to be located away from Colwyn Bay, any difference in the cost of travel to work would be compensated.
“Royal Mail have also assured me that no decision on the future of Colwyn Bay sorting office would result in there being any disadvantage to customers in terms of the collection of parcels. Local post offices would be nominated to provide collection services and, indeed, would probably be open for longer hours than the delivery office is at present.
“Royal Mail provides a vital service to the people of Colwyn Bay and whilst I understand that they may need to rationalise their operation, it must not be at the expense of their staff or customers.
“Royal Mail assure me that they understand this and will be keeping me closely informed of developments in the consultation.
“I would urge any members of the public concerned about the proposal to write to Royal Mail and make their concerns clear.”
