Binning mail | Royal Mail worker dismissal sheds light on performance management

A Royal Mail delivery person has been dismissed after it was revealed they were binning dozens of letters whilst on the job.

The undelivered post was found by a resident in the town of Gourock in Scotland, and the resident immediately contacted Royal Mail.

The person who discovered the post told The Telegraph: "By chance, we happened to notice a bundle of mail, still held together by a rubber band used by Royal Mail, inside a public bin on the pavement.

"There could be important letters in there, including bills. My concern is that dumping the mail, our mail, in a bin, might be considered acceptable practice within Royal Mail.”