2,500 to be recruited to postal service

by Mohammed NAALIR

Moves are underway to appoint 2,500 persons to the Postal Department. There are 4,500 vacancies in various sections in the Postal Department.

The cabinet has also granted permission for the new appointments, Postal Services Minister Jeewan Kumaratunga said.

He said an employee works 240 hours every month in addition to his normal duty hours. Due to the lack of sufficient employees, Minister noted. There are 647 main post offices and 3,410 sub post offices in the country including in the North and the East, according to Minister Kumaratunga.

Eventhough attempts were made to fill the vacancies in the past, the Trade Unions obstructed granting new appointments on the grounds that the Department is experiencing financial difficulties, the Minister added.