WELLINGTON: New Zealand Post announced today it would cut about 500 jobs by July as part of wider cuts. It said in late 2013 that it would cut up to 2000 jobs – and, to date, about 1300 people have gone.
The company said the latest job losses would remove layers of management and help streamline its operation. The postal sector coordinator for the union E Tu, Joe Gallagher, said the staff involved were devastated and had not been given a long timeframe.
“This is coming on the back of – as [New Zealand] Post has continued to resize their front line, there was always going to come a point when they would look at the backroom as well. “But for those people, it’s quite a shock, and it’s quite an aggressive timeframe from the perspective of those people, you know. “Basically all those roles will be rolled up by the end of June.”
