MP Darren Jones, who chairs the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee said he found it “difficult to agree” with the bosses and accused them of pointing the finger at others. “There’s a theme to your answers today gentlemen, there’s a theme which is: We have rogue posters, we …
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Read More »Royal Mail failing to deliver, admits boss Simon Thompson
The boss of Royal Mail faced a fierce backlash from MPs last night after he admitted the firm was failing its legal duty to deliver letters on Saturdays. In a bruising encounter with the Commons business committee, chief executive Simon Thompson yesterday said the firm had fallen short of its …
Read More »Royal Mail bosses accused of pointing fingers over ‘rogue posters’
T op bosses from Royal Mail have been accused of blaming others after admitting the business had broken its own rules after posters appeared which compared how long different workers were pausing on the job. MP Darren Jones, who chairs the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee said he …
Read More »ShipStation Now Offers UPS Discounted Rates in the UK With No Volume Minimums
ShipStation, one of the world’s most popular and leading cloud-based ecommerce shipping platforms, has added UPS to its carrier services platform in the UK. Through this new partnership, UK-based merchants and marketplace sellers on the ShipStation platform will now have access to UPS’s domestic and international shipping services at discounted …
Read More »Royal Ontario Museum to return pipe, saddle bag to Chief Poundmaker’s family
A saddlebag that belonged to Chief Poundmaker.HO/The Canadian Press Century-old artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper were returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum. The Toronto-based museum transferred a ceremonial pipe and a saddle bag …
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The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be the first of the 21st century — but that’s not the only reason it will hit the history books. At the May 6 coronation, Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, will be the oldest King and Queen Consort crowned in …
Read More »We track how fast workers deliver post, concedes Royal Mail boss
Committee chairman Darren Jones, another Labour MP, added: “I think it’s quite clear that you are using technology to encourage people to be more quick and are marking them against their colleagues. We’ve had testimony from all over the country.” On a leaked Royal Mail diagram shown to MPs, each …
Read More »Royal Mail accused of keeping tabs on posties – flagging when they stand still
A Commons hearing was told about digital devices that workers carry that can monitor their movements, with company boss Simon Thompson saying technology called Outdoor Actuals had been agreed with unions Royal Mail acknowledges that it uses tracking technology (file image) ( Image: Daily Record) Royal Mail has been accused …
Read More »Royal Mail makes its political headache worse | Nils Pratley
Simon Thompson’s second outing before the business select committee wasn’t much of an improvement on the first. Royal Mail’s chief executive was less abrasive than in January, which at least suggested he’d taken advice on how not to instantly annoy a crew of MPs. But the problem was still his …
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