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Afghanistan veterans in Royal Mail suffering from poor mental health

WAR veterans working in Royal Mail are suffering from poor mental health because of management pressure in workplaces, postal workers have claimed.

CWU Wessex delegate Rob Hayhurst told delegates at the union’s Bournemouth conference that workers who have fought in the British Army are struggling to deal with increasing workplace pressure.

This, Mr Hayhurst said, is leading some to take time off work.

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