Royal Mail says it is to temporarily scrap deliveries of letters on a Saturday following a plea from staff to ease the burden on their workloads during the coronavirus crisis.

The company said the measure was a response to feedback from postmen and postwomen, though the postal workers’ union said it opposed the move.

Royal Mail said it would continue to provide its letter delivery service from Monday to Friday as normal during the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that customers “should continue to post both letters and parcels as usual on Saturday”.

It also pledged to continue collecting all mail from businesses, post offices and post boxes as usual.

Shane O’Riordain, managing director of marketing, regulation and corporate affairs at Royal Mail, said: “Our postmen and postwomen are working very hard across the UK in challenging conditions.

“As we said at the start of the coronavirus crisis, there will be some disruption to services.

“We understand the importance of the postal service in keeping the UK connected at this time.

“We have also listened to our hard-working colleagues who have asked us to ease the additional burden on them if possible. As a result, we are making some temporary changes to postal services.”

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