Each year, InternetRetailing has an in-depth focus on the peak trading period. In part, that’s because it is the most important time of the financial year for many UK retailers. It’s also because shopping takes place at higher volumes in the run up to Christmas, meaning that any changes in …

Thousands of postal workers across Scotland take a further day of strike action on Friday in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay and working conditions. Around 11,000 members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) have been locked in a dispute over changes to working conditions with Royal Mail and shows …

Kwasi Kwarteng has admitted the Liz Truss government “blew it” when trying to bring in sweeping economic reforms. The former chancellor said the six weeks when Truss was in Downing Street and he was overseeing the economy represented a “very exciting” time in which “you felt you were part of …

More than 100,000 Royal Mail workers are walking out today (Friday, December 9) in the first of several dates of industrial action planned in December. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are striking after negotiations with Royal Mail failed. Further days of industrial action are planned on December 9, …

Thousands of postal workers are taking a further day of strikes today as the UK braces itself for a Christmas of industrial actions. Around 11,000 members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) have been locked in a dispute over changes to working conditions with Royal Mail and shows little sign …

Postal workers at Royal Mail have begun a wave of strikes that will stretch until Christmas Eve amid a bitter dispute over pay and conditions. The walkouts will hit deliveries across the UK, Royal Mail said. Members of the CWU union will now strike on 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 …

9 December 2022, 07:52 | Updated: 9 December 2022, 08:42 A huge pile of Christmas post at a sorting office. Picture: CWU Over 100,000 Royal Mail workers go on strike today in the run-up to Christmas in a bitter ongoing row over pay and conditions. A total of 115,000 workers …

Thousands of Scottish postal workers are taking a further day of strike action today after talks between union representatives and Royal Mail reached a standstill. Around 11,000 members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) are embroiled in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay and working conditions with the postal service, …

With postal workers set to launch a fresh wave of strikes throughout December, plans to post gifts in the run up to Christmas have been left in disarray.  Royal Mail has been urging customers to “allow plenty of time” for posting items this year, but there are alternatives to work …

Strike action begins today Friday 9 December. Strike Action National strike action dates formally notified by the CWU ‘The CWU has formally notified Royal Mail they plan to call on their members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to take national strike action on Friday 9 December, Sunday …