The essay is about the Universal postal firm in United Kingdom named the “Royal Mail” and its Human Resource Management Strategy and policies from 2005-2010. The essay starts with an Introduction and includes certain other factors which are mentioned below including its Competition, credit crunch and the measures taken by the Royal Mail to face all these Obstacles.
Introduction:-
Royal mail is the United Kingdom 's national postal service which was established in 1516 by Henry VIII and was made available to the public in 1635 by Charles I. The GPO was Officially established by Charles II in 1660. Presently the Royal mail is having its operations all over UK as well as in International areas having more than 176000 employees. Royal mail do have the following services like:- Parcel service Letter service Airmail service Business support services First class service Weekend service Money transfers Online supports and International postal services The Royal Mail is the subsidiary firm of the “Royal Mail Group LTD”. According to the Royal mail, “its highly skilled employees are its assets and the customers are the life blood of the firm”. The main points which are covered in this essay are:-
Monopoly of the Royal Mail Royal Mail 's three strategic levels Corporate Strategic Responsibility Human resource strategy (Definition) Human Resource Management Strategy and Policies between 2005-2010 Swot Analysis New Human Resource strategy of the Royal Mail The Royal Mail 's response to the Competition and to the recent Credit Crunch Conclusion 10. Bibliography
1.Monopoly of the Royal Mail:- The Royal Mail enjoyed its Monopoly for 350 years which ended by the year 2006. The post comm gave the first license to a firm named “Hays” which emerged as a first competitor to the Universal postal service firm.
Bibliography: The references that supported this essay can be seen from the following websites. www.royalmail.com www.bbc.co.uk www.royalmailgroup.com