监管机构 Ofcom 呼吁皇家邮政的普遍邮政服务实现现代化 – Business Live | 商业

全文：Ofcom 表示，皇家邮政通过改用每周三天的服务可以节省 6.5 亿英镑

亚历克斯·劳森

通信监管机构表示，如果皇家邮政每周只投递三天信件，则可节省高达 6.5 亿英镑；如果停止周六投递，则可节省高达 2 亿英镑（见 6.52am）。

该监管机构表示，从每周六天减少到五天将节省 1 亿至 2 亿英镑，减少到三天将节省 4 亿至 6.5 亿英镑。 我的同事亚历克斯·劳森报道。

在万众期待的评测中，英国通信管理局为未来的普遍服务义务（USO）制定了一系列选项，要求皇家邮政以固定价格每周六天在全国范围内投递。

监管机构开始收集证据，以展示该服务的未来如何改革，以更好地满足消费者的需求，因为信件数量长期下降，而随着网上购物的增长，寄送的包裹数量激增。

它进行了消费者研究，并在审查中模拟了皇家邮政的财务状况，并将在今年晚些时候计划进一步更新以征求意见。

更多这里:

There’s bad news for workers at asset manager Abrdn this morning.

“,”elementId”:”871a4c8d-a436-41cf-865c-7368cae27e1e”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Abrdn is stepping up its cost-cutting programme, and today announced it will strip out another £150m of costs in 2024 and 2025, mainly across its group functions and support services.

“,”elementId”:”7c993945-1e82-4f3d-8f74-c59f61c6b4fa”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

The plan will eliminate around 500 jobs.

“,”elementId”:”ebf157a2-6c0f-4d51-9bfe-da1fb243cd08″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Abrdn says:

“,”elementId”:”6e01efae-c522-40fa-9e45-b44f82d2a6ad”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

The programme includes the removal of management layers, increasing spans of control, further efficiency in outsourcing and technology areas, as well as reducing overheads in group functions and support services.

n

“,”elementId”:”50adbd33-bbd2-4367-8b20-7185df547f8e”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706084130000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”19.15 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706084420000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “19.20 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706084420000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”19.20 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”19.20″,”title”:”Abrdn 将在成本削减活动中削减 500 个工作岗位”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19:20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17:27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0c3e08f0898882cc4f74f”,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Shares in International Distributions Services, Royal Mail’s parent company, rose by 1.8% at the start of trading in London, as traders digest Ofcom’s report into its USO.

“,”elementId”:”c020f2db-dc58-40d1-bd1f-3a63a5c0d567″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706083296000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”19.01 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706083387000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “19.03 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706083387000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”19.03 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”19.03″,”title”:”皇家邮政母公司 IDS 的股票上涨”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19:20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17:27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0c2b78f08541705644ed5″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) have said a three-day delivery service would “destroy” Royal Mail.

“,”elementId”:”d8d074be-5cc4-4c9d-86e8-f02db7353233″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

CWU general secretary Dave Ward said the union could not support such a plan:

“,”elementId”:”23cabbd5-3994-4ab2-bd05-05d180d6c3a1″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

“We are not resistant to change, but we will not sign up to a three-day universal service obligation, which would destroy Royal Mail as we know and would impact on thousands of jobs.

n

“Royal Mail has the biggest fleet in the country, a presence in every community, and boasts and unrivalled infrastructure.

n

“This is the bedrock that a serious growth agenda, and the future of the company, can be built.”

n

“,”elementId”:”63941be1-98ea-4a42-a5be-967f820ecc97″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706082999000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”18.56 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706083059000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “18.57 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706083059000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”18.57 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”18.57″,”title”:”CWU：三天递送服务将“摧毁”皇家邮政”,”贡献者”：[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19:20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17:27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0bb6c8f08541705644ea1″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Postal Affairs Minister Kevin Hollinrake said that Government was committed to a six-day service from the Royal Mail (as flagged earlier).

“,”elementId”:”386d33d6-fa78-4ef6-bfc9-e33b1dedeccd”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Speaking after Ofcom suggested letter delivery days could be cut to five, or even three, Hollinrake told Times Radio:

“,”elementId”:”8f2ce3ac-a20e-4d23-a14b-a3e26866193d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

“The Prime Minister been very clear on this, six-day delivery is really important for many people in this country, many of our citizens, but also for many of our businesses.”

n

“,”elementId”:”ff816591-a690-4a95-99ca-6baf0d92eff8″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement”,”url”:”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/22/royal-mail-saturday-letter-service”,”text”:”Royal Mail’s Saturday letter service should stay, says Downing Street”,”prefix”:”Related: “,”role”:”thumbnail”,”elementId”:”514c0957-6811-4b22-9d32-dc92dca88201″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Questioned over whether the six-day model for letters remained sustainable, Hollinrake said:

“,”elementId”:”86964fd8-7f8c-4c90-b532-2821d594373c”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

“Royal Mail made significant profits in previous years. They’ve had a couple of difficult years not least because of some of the industrial action they’ve been subjected to. But nevertheless we are keen to see Royal Mail become more efficient.”

n

“,”elementId”:”9e0684c6-d601-4d3f-a7a8-1dc021517d63″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

He added:

“,”elementId”:”360058b8-cb57-42cc-a0a5-dd6491a2d8ab”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

“I believe the Royal Mail can build a sustainable model. But that sustainable model must be based on a-six day service.”

n

“,”elementId”:”af29e90f-bca4-466c-9347-9d12758c30b7″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706081132000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”18.25 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706081294000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “18.28 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706081271000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”18.27 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”18.27″,”title”:”邮政部长：我们致力于六天服务”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19.20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17.27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0b6b58f08541705644e8f”,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Royal Mail could save up to £650m if it delivered letters just three days a week and £200m by stopping Saturday deliveries, the communications regulator has said (see 6.52am).

“,”elementId”:”53572584-bf23-4a01-b208-a357d697f5f5″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

The watchdog said a reduction from six to five days a week would save £100m to £200m, and going down to three days £400m to £650m, my colleague Alex Lawson reports.

“,”elementId”:”b9ee861f-294e-411b-9c3a-96d537782334″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

In a much-anticipated review, Ofcom laid out a series of options for the future of the universal service obligation (USO), which requires Royal Mail to deliver nationwide, six days a week, for a fixed price.

“,”elementId”:”cb543a75-04a6-4b1f-a738-a2f1c076ee9d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

The regulator began gathering evidence to show how the future of the service may be reformed to better suit consumers’ needs, amid a long-term decline in letter volumes and a surge in the number of parcels sent as online shopping has grown.

“,”elementId”:”9bd6ed56-1e89-4754-a286-4b8f3fadf879″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

It has conducted consumer research and modelled Royal Mail’s finances in the review, and will seek views with a further update planned later this year.

“,”elementId”:”b2f35211-282b-4de7-9fd7-62820a13ffe8″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

More here:

“,”elementId”:”4c8e4207-e611-4c0a-85e5-72ada290e385″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement”,”url”:”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/24/royal-mail-could-save-650m-by-switching-to-three-day-a-week-service-says-ofcom”,”text”:”Royal Mail could save £650m by switching to three-day-a week service, says Ofcom “,”prefix”:”Related: “,”role”:”thumbnail”,”elementId”:”9aaeaaf7-6659-43dd-8330-583ec5fc1ad7″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:true,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706079925000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”18.05 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706080563000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “18.16 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706080563000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”18.16 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”18.16″,”title”:”全文：皇家邮政通过改用三天邮件可以节省 6.5 亿英镑Ofcom 表示，“每周服务”，“贡献者”：[{“name”:”Alex Lawson”,”imageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2022/07/04/Alex_Lawson.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0a2753e67ed22ba4b5c32755d249728e”,”largeImageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2022/07/04/Alex_Lawson.png?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3398bbd57b8c8e39c78278bf7116ae5e”}],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19:20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17:27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0b4ab8f08af761dc3233e”,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Dame Melanie Dawes, Ofcom’s chief executive, says:

“,”elementId”:”b84dc49d-6b30-46ed-ac36-39e4d410e721″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

“Postal workers are part of the fabric of our society and are critical to communities up and down the country. But we’re sending half as many letters as we did in 2011, and receiving many more parcels. The universal service hasn’t changed since then, it’s getting out of date and will become unsustainable if we don’t take action.

n

“So we’ve set out options for reform so there can be a national discussion about the future of universal post. In the meantime, we’re making sure prices will remain affordable by capping the price of Second Class stamps.”

n

“,”elementId”:”161fd12d-8cc2-41b9-828d-fa72d00a72a1″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706079403000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”17.56 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706079872000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “18.04 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706079872000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”18.04 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”18.04″,”title”:”Ofcom 首席执行官：如果我们不采取行动，USO 是不可持续的。”,”贡献者”：[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19:20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17:27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0b45b8f08af761dc3233b”,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Ofcom is also not proposing downgrading Royal Mail’s delivery targets – saying this is not an option for reform.

“,”elementId”:”ad3360fc-c572-4ce4-84b8-e5f5b2a10248″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

It adds:

“,”elementId”:”cbd49073-64e2-4759-bab2-cc9a24d08158″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

In fact, it will be important to consider whether additional safeguards are necessary to ensure people’s needs are fully met. Any changes must improve existing levels of reliability.

n

“,”elementId”:”33d0a6a7-f993-409a-960c-3ad475c61995″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706079323000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”17.55 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706079523000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “17.58 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706079523000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”17.58 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”17.58″,”title”:”Ofcom：传送目标不应降级”,”贡献者”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19:20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17:27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0b4018f0898882cc4f6ed”,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Ofcom estimates that Royal Mail could achieve a net cost saving of £100m-£200m if letter deliveries were reduced to five days; and £400m-£650m if reduced to three days.

“,”elementId”:”e4fd196b-ee51-4d63-9540-b0da50e6556d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

If the large majority of letters were delivered within three days, it could achieve net cost savings of £150m-£650m, the regulator adds.

“,”elementId”:”70768aa7-259d-4ebd-afd8-b4ff8aaf5ff5″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706079233000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”17.53 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706079301000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “17.55 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706079301000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”17.55 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”17.55″,”title”:”Ofcom：通过将递送时间减少到每周 3 天，皇家邮政可以节省 6.5 亿英镑。 ”，“贡献者”：[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19:20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17:27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0b2e38f0898882cc4f6e6″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

NEWSFLASH: Ofcom is calling for the UK’s universal postal service to modernise, as it publishes its review of Royal Mail’s universal service obligation (see opening post).

“,”elementId”:”f25d8e94-83ea-497d-83a1-4cdd082e4af6″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

The regulator is inviting views on a range of options for redesigning the universal postal service to secure its future, while ensuring it reflects the way people use it.

“,”elementId”:”7c948125-8b98-401c-a0e0-eb675e3699d0″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Ofcom points out that letter volumes have halved since 2011.

“,”elementId”:”0c004647-30ae-48f1-a9e7-d1b31f569ed8″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

And it says options for reform include changing letter delivery speed or the number of delivery days, as other countries have done, but not downgrading delivery targets.

“,”elementId”:”07b7ad34-3b80-49a1-9e62-c61ae7f804cf”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

That could include cutting letter deliveries to just three days a week!

“,”elementId”:”3da427e9-72cd-453d-8ebb-1218b2147c4c”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Ofcom says it is proposing two primary options:

“,”elementId”:”e61e2600-6d0c-43da-91f5-fda862419026″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Making changes to existing First and Second Class and business products so that most letters are delivered through a service taking up to three days or longer, with a next-day service still available for any urgent letters.

Reducing the number of letter delivery days in the service from six to five or three. This would require Government and Parliament to change primary legislation.

“,”elementId”:”93beac26-8a00-4627-8f31-77b9801a257a”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706078947000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”17.49 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706081315000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “18.28 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706079164000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”17.52 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”17.52″,”title”:”Ofcom 评论已发布：”通用邮政服务必须现代化””,”贡献者”：[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19:20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17:27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0ae2c8f0898882cc4f6cf”,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

The chair of Royal Mail’s parent company says its universal service “needs help to survive”.

“,”elementId”:”b42e1a8f-cd58-4745-80e5-96838acf6a05″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Keith Williams, chairman of International Distributions Services, argues against “nostalgia for a bygone era” when assessing the future of Royal Mail.

“,”elementId”:”7f06e1b0-dd52-4b89-928f-414d0c6e6864″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Writing in The Times this morning, Williams says there needs to be an “honest conversation” about how to protect the one-price-goes-anywhere postal service.

“,”elementId”:”2b00477e-a85e-464d-9ef0-8f23734a7aee”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

He says:

“,”elementId”:”40aa02fb-13c7-4023-9f47-c75944043c3d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

The number of letters we deliver has fallen from 20 billion to 7 billion. We only deliver about four letters per address, per week.

n

This means we have to walk more than three times as far to deliver the same number of letters as we did before, increasing the cost per letter of each delivery.

n

“,”elementId”:”311b7caf-f09c-4f06-97f1-c5c43e1d61db”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Williams warns that Royal Mail is currently “stuck in a vicious spiral” – without reform of the regulatory system, or a subsidy – leading to “heavy losses and an unsustainable service”.

“,”elementId”:”6272b08b-e41c-46b8-a074-e5cce027c988″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

And on the possibility of Saturday letter deliveries being scrapped, Williams says there are other options…

“,”elementId”:”f476516e-bfa9-4eab-a3bd-3138723a5188″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

He says:

“,”elementId”:”708bf883-ba86-493f-81a8-aed4db7a5825″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

There has been a lot of discussion about dropping letter deliveries on a Saturday, while retaining daily parcel deliveries, to tackle the problem of declining letter volumes and Royal Mail’s material financial losses.

n

The truth is there are a range of other options, including ways we can ensure a reliable service for time-critical mail such as hospital appointments and weekly magazines.

n

“,”elementId”:”41b9d8bf-aff7-41aa-8cb1-464e6c5ad1fa”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706077740000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”17.29 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706078169000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “17.36 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706078085000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”17.34 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”17.34″,”title”:”IDS 主席：皇家邮政的普遍服务需要帮助才能生存”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19:20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17:27 AEDT”},{“id”:”65b0a5eb8f0898882cc4f69d”,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial market and the world economy.

“,”elementId”:”54bb542b-056f-4a14-a760-c15b25048951″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Royal Mail’s future is in the spotlight today, with UK communications regulator Ofcom expected to release the findings of its review into its universal service obligation (USO).

“,”elementId”:”69905999-5637-419b-adea-7eb3ad03fdca”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Currently, Royal Mail is legally obliged to deliver letters six days a week and parcels five days a week, for a fixed price, something the postal operator insists is unaffordable.

“,”elementId”:”04c501ff-689f-4a7f-a0ac-73b8007428ab”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Ofcom’s review will outline various options for the future of the USO, reflecting changes in the postal market as letter volumes fall, and parcel demand rises thanks to online shopping.

“,”elementId”:”243c985b-557b-434d-8117-01be19563202″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Possible changes to the legal requirements of the British postal service could include changing its first and second class delivery targets (which it has strugggled to hit), or higher stamp prices.

“,”elementId”:”8663d12a-fcd0-4833-8ff5-bc616e7986f2″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

It’s also possible Ofcom could recomment changing the current six-day USO, paving the way for the axing of letter deliveries on a Saturday.

“,”elementId”:”6f6c0316-364f-45cc-ab7b-c71c24c3a148″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

That should please Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distributions Services, which warned last week that the six-day USO was ‘simply not sustainable‘.

“,”elementId”:”e618d86d-2d06-4851-aa39-ae628ae94e7a”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

But that would be controversial, not least with prime minister Rishi Sunak.

“,”elementId”:”b23b3793-33b5-4efc-b370-e4e51fd5a5f5″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Earlier this week, Sunak’s spokesman said the PM “will not countenance” scrapping postal deliveries on Saturday, as they provide “flexibility and convenience” for customers and are “important for businesses and particularly publishers”.

“,”elementId”:”9bef4499-6664-4afc-b299-2b07a58bb7ee”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement”,”url”:”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/22/royal-mail-saturday-letter-service”,”text”:”Royal Mail’s Saturday letter service should stay, says Downing Street”,”prefix”:”Related: “,”role”:”thumbnail”,”elementId”:”ddaec3c7-1706-4770-bc1e-093109a7aa49″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

Ofcom itself has said its review will set out evidence and options on “how the universal postal service might need to evolve to more closely meet consumer needs”.

“,”elementId”:”bf37e5ea-090a-4106-ab73-2485ae930e2a”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

They added:

“,”elementId”:”26e8b187-7331-4722-8367-c4d6c55eb501″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”

n

“We will be inviting views on this, not consulting on specific proposals.

n

“It would ultimately be for the UK government and parliament to determine whether any changes are needed to the minimum requirements of the universal service.”

n

“,”elementId”:”ba086bbb-8fa1-467b-a2a7-8394d86060c9″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement”,”url”:”https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/20/ofcom-to-set-out-possible-royal-mail-reforms-and-saturday-deliveries-could-end”,”text”:”Ofcom to set out possible Royal Mail reforms – and Saturday deliveries could end”,”prefix”:”Related: “,”role”:”thumbnail”,”elementId”:”10127852-15b0-45d3-a6e2-77618c2bb3cb”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.SubheadingBlockElement”,”html”:”

The agenda

“,”elementId”:”d9efa12a-cccb-4d0f-838b-dd4aca84bf1a”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”

7am: Ofcom expected to publish its review into the Royal Mail’s universal service

9am GMT: Eurozone flash PMI report into company growth in January

9.30am GMT: UK flash PMI report into company growth in January

11am GMT: CBI industrial trends survey of UK manufacturing

“,”elementId”:”4b778271-d551-4111-b1d1-9e7009236a77″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1706077622000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”17.27 AEDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1706078062000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “17.34 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1706077622000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”17.27 AEDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”17.27″,”title”:”简介：监管机构报告潜在的皇家邮政改革”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 19.20 AEDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”首次发布于 2024 年 1 月 24 日星期三 17.27 AEDT”}],”filterKeyEvents”:false,”id”:”key-events-carousel-mobile “}” config=”{“renderingTarget”:”Web”,”darkModeAvailable”:false}”>

关键事件

Abrdn 将裁员 500 人以削减成本

今天早上，资产管理公司 Abrdn 的员工传来了坏消息。

Abrdn 正在加强其成本削减计划，今天宣布将在 2024 年和 2025 年再削减 1.5 亿英镑的成本，主要涉及集团职能和支持服务。

该计划将削减约500个工作岗位。

艾伯登说：

该计划包括取消管理层、扩大控制范围、提高外包和技术领域的效率，以及减少集团职能和支持服务的管理费用。

公民建议 正在呼吁提出解决皇家邮政“持续失败”根源的建议。

摩根·怀尔德, 临时政策主任 公民建议， 说简单地削减服务并不会自动使交付更加可靠：

“鉴于皇家邮政近五年来未能实现其目标，很明显当前的普遍服务义务 (USO) 未能实现其根本目的：保护消费者。任何改变都必须优先考虑他们的需求，而不是皇家邮政的底线。

“我们同意提高可靠性至关重要。迟到会产生真正的后果——人们错过重要的医疗预约、法律文件和福利决定。

“削减服务不会自动使信件递送更加可靠，因此我们必须看到解决皇家邮政持续失败原因的建议。 Ofcom 和政府必须阐明修订后的 USO 将如何开始为数百万依赖它的人提供服务。”

英国皇家邮政母公司 IDS 股价上涨

随着交易员将 Ofcom 的报告消化到其 USO 中，皇家邮政母公司 International Distribution Services 的股价在伦敦交易开始时上涨了 1.8%。

“不采取行动并不是真正的选择”

OFCOM 监管机构的梅兰妮·道斯 (Dame Melanie Dawes) 女士接受采访 #BBC早餐关于皇家邮政未来的咨询，该咨询可能会将信件投递数量从每周六件减少到五到三件https://t.co/ZQirTB8I67 pic.twitter.com/yBtskhu0pl

— BBC 早餐 (@BBCBreakfast) 2024 年 1 月 24 日

nn”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1750059808361795796″,”id”:”1750059808361795796″,”hasMedia”:false,”角色”:”内联”,”isThirdPartyTracking “:false,”source”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”a843461a-6ee3-483b-a1fb-e4b0ef38e6d9″}}” config=”{“renderingTarget”:”Web”,”darkModeAvailable”:false}”/ >

CWU：三天递送服务将“摧毁”皇家邮政

通信工人工会（CWU）表示，三天送货服务将“摧毁” 皇家邮政。

CWU 秘书长 Dave Ward 表示工会不能支持这样的计划：

“我们并不抵制变革，但我们不会签署为期三天的普遍服务义务，正如我们所知，这将摧毁皇家邮政，并影响数千个工作岗位。

“皇家邮政拥有全国最大的机队，遍布每个社区，并拥有无与伦比的基础设施。

“这是制定严肃的增长议程和公司未来的基石。”

Ofcom 首席执行官梅兰妮·道斯 (Dame Melanie Dawes) 女士现参加第四台今日节目，讨论监管机构关于皇家邮政普遍服务义务的报告。

问：为什么政治家应该让皇家邮政的工作变得更轻松？他们未能实现当前的目标，并且劳资关系很糟糕……。

道斯同意皇家邮政不投递。它需要提高他们的服务质量。

但邮政市场也发生了“巨大转变”，信件量下降，包裹需求上升。

道斯说，我们必须对此做出回应，否则服务就会变得太昂贵，或者更糟糕的是，不可持续。

问：你是说如果皇家邮政的义务不改变的话，他们可能会破产吗？

道斯回复说皇家邮政是目前处于亏损状态，并且前方有一个巨大的转变。

她补充说 Ofcom 对他们处以 550 万英镑罚款就在圣诞节前夕，因为他们的服务很差（错过了交付目标）。

道斯补充道：

我们将保持绝对警惕，确保他们完成目前应该做的事情。

但监管机构也在确定未来需要改变的地方，并希望就此进行辩论。

问：那么，皇家邮政可能会取消周六的递送，也许其他日子也可能会取消？

道斯说其他一些国家已经有每隔一天的服务。

但这需要与真正良好的隔夜服务相结合，以应对紧急的交付。

道斯说她不建议在一等舱和二等舱之外提供第三舱服务——（我认为，这意味着一等舱将保证隔夜送达）。

邮政部长：我们致力于六天服务

邮政事务部长凯文·霍林雷克 (Kevin Hollinrake) 表示，政府致力于皇家邮政 (Royal Mail) 提供为期六天的服务（如之前标记的）。

之后发言 Ofcom 建议信件投递天数可以缩短至 5 天，甚至 3 天, 霍林拉克 告诉时代广播电台：

“总理对此非常明确，六天送货对于这个国家的许多人、我们的许多公民以及我们的许多企业来说确实很重要。”

被问到六天的信件模式是否仍然可持续， 霍林拉克 说：

“皇家邮政前几年获得了可观的利润。他们经历了几年困难时期，尤其是因为他们遭受了一些罢工行动。但尽管如此，我们还是希望看到皇家邮政变得更加高效。”

他加了：

“我相信皇家邮政可以建立一个可持续的模式。但这种可持续的模式必须以六天服务为基础。”

英国通信工人工会表示，Ofcom 关于皇家邮政普遍服务义务的报告“完全是一纸空文”。

CWU 计划编写自己的关于皇家邮政未来的报告：

生活热水 秘书长 戴夫·沃德 说：

“本周对泄露信息的反应表明，CWU 成员、公众和政界人士团结一致，反对蓄意、人为地破坏邮政服务。

“在正在进行的辩论中，Ofcom 现在已经没有任何可信度，他们的观点与邮政工作人员、企业和客户之间必须进行的讨论无关。

“在没有一线工人或其工会提供任何意见的情况下编写一份报告，是试图重复前皇家邮政管理团队失败的议程。

“CWU 不会容忍这种行为。我们现在将启动广泛的参与活动，并就皇家邮政的未来编写我们自己的报告，听取我们的会员和客户的意见。

“这将成为可持续皇家邮政的蓝图，可以发展我们的经济和社区。