Claims staff at risk after Covid cases reported at Manchester sorting office

There have been claims that staff were put at risk by a decision to keep a sorting office in Manchester open after cases of coronavirus were confirmed there.

A post office worker who wished to remain anonymous says the office on Oldham Road has stayed in operation, despite the fact that a number of cases have been confirmed in the last week.

The member of staff said he had not been told to self-isolate, even though he had been in direct contact with those infected. He added that although some workers had been contacted by the government's track and trace system, others had not.

In addition he claims that when he asked a manager about whether he should isolate, he was told he could, but that he would not be paid.

The Royal Mail has stressed that it takes the health and safety of colleagues and the wider community very seriously.