Czech Post to abolish 2,269 positions

Czechia’s postal service will abolish 2,269 positions from July, some of which are currently vacant, the company’s spokesman Matyáš Vitík announced on Thursday. Czech Post has not yet identified the specific workers affected by the planned lay-offs.

The move is related to the planned closure of about 300 of the company’s 3,200 branches. According to the daily Mladá fronta Dnes, which refers to a document Czech Post sent to the labour office, the lay-offs will mainly concern counter staff, deliverymen and lower management.

The state-owned company currently employs about 25,000 people.