Letters: Food stamps and stereotypesLongview Daily NewsTax dollars pay for food stamps. Why do people assume food stamp users don't work? Or that they didn't work up until needing food stamps, which their own tax dollars would have paid? And what do tattoos have to do with anything? Or fancy clothes and … More: continued…
Royal Mail chief exec slams 'hopelessly broken' Govt pay and benefit adminWorkplace Savings & Benefits"In Royal Mail as a commercial company with a public mission we have a long way to go … but it is certainly more stable now … able to offer thousands of people, 150,000 in fact, good jobs with salaries and…
Royal Mail boss in pay outburstexpressandstar.comThe head of the Royal Mail has described pay-setting in Government-backed companies as "hopelessly broken". 190c33b2-0f01-11e3-bfbb-0a0c02230000 Royal Mail boss, Moya Greene, who says she has been "deeply offended'' by criticism of her pay and … More: continued here
Irish Independent Royal Mail chief 'deeply offended' by pay criticismIrish IndependentThe union is threatening to hold a strike ballot in the coming weeks unless a deal can be reached on pay, jobs, pensions and other issues linked to the Government's controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail. Royal Mail said in a statement: "We do…
Royal Mail boss says Government pay policies are "hopelessly broken"Telegraph.co.ukMoya Greene, the Canadian chief executive who is paid £1.5m a year, revealed that it took 15 months before ministers “deigned to explain the exact basis” on which she would be remunerated. She also complained that about the British media which, she … More: continued here
Some Post office workers are striking on Tuesday against plans to close or franchise some branches. More: continued here
The Guardian Deliveries hit their targets as Royal Mail strives to impressThe IndependentThere was good news for the Government today ahead of its planned £3bn privatisation of Royal Mail this autumn, as the postal operator's latest service report reveals it hit its delivery targets. Ministers hope to impress potential investors with the …Royal Mail chief…
St. Hilaire post office ransackedGrand Forks HeraldPennington County Sheriff's Department is investigating a report of vandalism at the post office in St. Hilaire, Minn. By: Herald Staff Reports, Grand Forks Herald. Pennington County Sheriff's Department is investigating a report of vandalism at the … More: continued here
Vt. post offices facing slashed serviceWCAXFor the 100-plus rural post offices in Vermont having to scale back operations the decision came down to money. USPS says revenue is measured in each office and the offices with higher profits qualify for longer hours. West Newbury, only qualifies for … More: continued here
On a June morning in midtown Manhattan, more than 300 investors cram into a conference room at the Convene Innovation Center, nibbling on pastries and waiting for Renaud Laplanche to take the stage. As founder and chief executive officer of LendingClub Corp., Laplanche has rock star status at this inaugural LendIt conference, where Wall Street…