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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53.1 - Postal activities under universal service obligation
380 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 January 2021
Employment effect (start)
12 January 2021
Foreseen end date
30 April 2021
Description
The Lithuanian postal company Lietuvos pastas is to dismiss 380 employees by April 2021 in different regions of Lithuania. This decision was made after the opening of a new logistics centre in Vilnius. According to the management, the opening of the new logistics centre has made it possible to automate and centralise parcel distribution activities, while significantly reducing the need for manual labour. The company is about to finish the implementation of the smart parcel distribution program. For this reason, Lietuvos pastas will cut about 380 jobs.
The organisation reports that the decision on dismissals was agreed in advance with the company's employee representatives. The company will provide professional advice on job search issues to the dismissed employees. The support and consultations will be provided in cooperation with the Public Employment Services.
Lietuvos pastas is the largest Lithuanian postal company, employing around 4,281 people in the country. The company owns 63 "PayPost" divisions, 10 logistics centres and 260 LP Express self-service parcel terminals.
Eurofound (2021), Lietuvos pastas, Internal restructuring in Lithuania, factsheet number 103019, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103019.
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