Royal Mail strike looks set to clash with planned flotation after delay in …This is MoneyA strike by Royal Mail staff at the same time as its planned stock market flotation looks more likely after a delay in sending out ballot papers. The Communication Workers Union says the delay was caused by administrative problems. The…
When Vanessa Johnson walked into the post office on Pope Field on Friday, she didn't know it would be for the last time. The small post office closed at the end of the business day. Its services will be consolidated with the Fort Bragg post office at 1605 Reilly Road. More: continued here
BBC News Royal Mail sell-off: Chuka Umunna on Labour policyBBC NewsLabour will not pledge to renationalise the Royal Mail as it would be "completely irresponsible" and "like writing a blank cheque" said the shadow business secretary. Chuka Umunna said it was not known how much the coalition government would raise from … More: continued here
When Robin Mukdahahn applied for government food stamps, she was told to check back if she hadn't heard anything within 10 business days. So she did. Her husband had just left the Army, money was tight and they needed the help. More: continued here
Plans to privatise the Royal Mail should be put on hold until after the Scottish independence referendum, according to First Minister Alex Salmond. More: continued here
TheBlaze.com Panera Bread CEO to Undertake Food Stamps Challenge for One Week — and …TheBlaze.comPanera Bread founder and CEO Ron Shaich on Saturday began living off of just $4.50 a day, what he says is the average daily benefit for someone on food stamps. His endeavor, called the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Challenge, will ……
Daily Deal Media eBay Launches Bangalore Development FacilityDaily Deal Media9-14-eb Following through on an announcement made last year, eBay Inc. has launched a development facility in Bangalore, India. The auctions giant says that its new center will generate 1,000 new engineering jobs over the next three years. Jobs at this … More: continued here
Daily News & Analysis With second Indian datacenter, eBay goes where the action will beZDNet (blog)ebay contacted me this morning to let me know that the facility they have just opened (and are hiring for) is not a datacenter, but rather one of their global development centers. The message stated, in part "… we're not…
There should be a moratorium on the privatisation of Royal Mail until after the independence referendum, says Scotland's first minister. More: continued here
Economic Times New eBay Bangalore centre to have 1000 technologists by 2016Economic TimesBANGALORE: Online marketplace eBay today opened its new global development centre here and said it would hire 700 technologists to take the headcount at the facility to 1,000 by 2016. The company said the centre would host several centres of … More: continued here