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26/09/2006
Postman keeps job after junk mail warning
A postman who was suspended from his job after advising customers on how to avoid receiving junk mail has been allowed to keep his job.
The Royal Mail confirmed on Tuesday that Roger Annies, 45, had been allowed to keep his job, following a disciplinary hearing.
Mr Annies, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, had distributed leaflets to houses on his round, highlighting Royal Mail's opt-out clause on receiving junk mail.
The leaflet said: "As you will have certainly already noticed, your postman is not only delivering your mail; he/she also has to deliver some (anonymous) advertising material called door-to-door items.
"For the near future, Royal Mail plans to increase your advertising mail. This will mean a lot more unwanted post in your letterbox.
"You may be interested in reducing your unwanted advertising mail and reduce paper usage in order to help save the environment.
"If you complete the slip below and send it to the Royal Mail delivery office, you should get any of the above mentioned unwanted advertising."
Mr Annies explained his actions, which were supported by householders on his route, at a disciplinary hearing held at his local Barry delivery office on September 1.
The Communication Workers' Union said that they were glad that Mr Annies had not been dismissed from his job.
(KMcA/EF)
The Royal Mail confirmed on Tuesday that Roger Annies, 45, had been allowed to keep his job, following a disciplinary hearing.
Mr Annies, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, had distributed leaflets to houses on his round, highlighting Royal Mail's opt-out clause on receiving junk mail.
The leaflet said: "As you will have certainly already noticed, your postman is not only delivering your mail; he/she also has to deliver some (anonymous) advertising material called door-to-door items.
"For the near future, Royal Mail plans to increase your advertising mail. This will mean a lot more unwanted post in your letterbox.
"You may be interested in reducing your unwanted advertising mail and reduce paper usage in order to help save the environment.
"If you complete the slip below and send it to the Royal Mail delivery office, you should get any of the above mentioned unwanted advertising."
Mr Annies explained his actions, which were supported by householders on his route, at a disciplinary hearing held at his local Barry delivery office on September 1.
The Communication Workers' Union said that they were glad that Mr Annies had not been dismissed from his job.
(KMcA/EF)
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