Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 120946

Royal Mail: Conditions of Employment and Pay

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Afzal Khan

LabourManchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail on proposals to equalise pay, terms and conditions between existing and newly recruited postal workers.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Secretary of State met Dave Ward, General Secretary of the CWU, and Daniel Křetínský, the owner of EP Group, on 16 February and again on 19 March.The terms and working conditions of Royal Mail employees are the subject of ongoing negotiations between ...

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