Article 6S69F Post Office plan to close 115 branches and cut jobs condemned as ‘immoral’

Post Office plan to close 115 branches and cut jobs condemned as ‘immoral’

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Mark Sweney
from World news | The Guardian on (#6S69F)

Unions criticise decision that puts up to 2,000 jobs at risk and comes amid inquiry into Horizon IT scandal

The Post Office plans to close more than 100 branches and says about 2,000 jobs are at risk in a move that has been condemned by unions as tone deaf and immoral" after the Horizon IT scandal.

The Post Office confirmed on Wednesday it was seeking to offload 115 branches, known as crown post offices, it centrally owns, but said it expected to maintain the total network at 11,500 branches across the UK.

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