Lietuvos Paštas (Lithuanian Post) is planning to lay off about 400 employees as part of an effort to “streamline” its network of mailmen and mailwoman amid falling demand for traditional postal services.
The state-owned postal company says the overhaul will allow it to introduce a five-day working week for all letter carriers. According to the company, its employees in the biggest cities often had to work six days to deliver all mail.
Lietuvos Paštas says that it has earmarked a total of around 800,000 euros for the severance payments to the laid-off workers and that its HR specialists will provide professional advice on job search.
The company says the decision to restructure the network was made after finding a consensus with workers’ representatives and taking into consideration their feedback.
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