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Royal Mail layoffs

We've tracked 2 rounds of Royal Mail layoffs between Oct 2022 and Oct 2026, affecting 12,500 people in total. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

13K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

2

Oct 2022 → Oct 2026

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −2,500(2% of workforce)

    Royal Mail is cutting up to 2500 jobs as part of a head office review following a decline in letter sending.

    Source: Yahoo Finance

  2. −10,000

    Royal Mail said it may need to cut up to 10,000 roles by August 2023, citing strikes and the decline of its core business.

    About the figure: Count is an upper limit (up to 10,000).

    Source: The Guardian

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