Royal Mail has made some changes to its last suggested posting dates before Christmas to ensure gifts and cards are received on time. Urging customers to post their mail earlier this Christmas season as strikes by workers continue, Royal Mail has brought forward its suggested second-class posting dates from December …

Royal Mail strikers in Tiverton have been gifted £170 to help them during industrial action. Political party LIFT (Local Independents for Tiverton) donated the funds at a recent day of action outside the sorting office on Barrington Street on Thursday, November 24. Sarah Perris, a LIFT member, said: “We’ve launched …

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Royal Mail boss claims striking workers are trying to ‘destroy Christmas’ Click to expand UP NEXT Currys has halted its use of Royal Mail for deliveries following ongoing strike action, bosses of the electrical retailer have confirmed. Chief executive Alex Baldock hinted at the move being temporary but added that …

Strong start to legal career An employment tribunal has found in favour of trainee solicitor who brought a claim against the law firm where he was due to start his training contract. The tribunal was told how Mr A Osvald, who completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) back in 2013, …

Royal Mail is bringing forward its Christmas delivery deadline for customers amid strikes which the company says is “holding Christmas to ransom for our customers”. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will be striking throughout December. The strikes are expected to create delays in the delivery of parcels and letters in what …

Northern Ireland has no voice in managing its energy supply post-Brexit, new research shows Belfast city skyline. Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash The UK’s exit from the EU has plunged Ireland’s all-island energy market into a democratic deficit with decisions on Northern Ireland’s energy supply no longer in …

Currys drops Royal Mail as delivery provider amid postal strikes // Currys has stopped using Royal Mail “for now” amid strike action // Other retailers look set to follow suit as strikes threaten to hit Christmas deliveries Currys has ditched Royal Mail as a delivery provider in the wake of …

Dec 5 (Reuters) – Chinese spicy snack food maker Weilong Delicious Global is aiming to raise up to $141 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering launched on Monday, well below its initial target of about $1 billion. The company is selling 96.39 million shares in the range of …

Royal Mail is striking again this week as part of a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have held a series of walkouts in recent months, which Royal Mail claims have cost it £100m. Workers walked over Black Friday, one of the …