Recent months have seen many industries announce strike action as staff struggle with the cost of the living and ask for support. December will see the run-up to Christmas disrupted for some as different unions strike. From the Royal Mail, rail industries, and the NHS to name a few, industrial …
Read More »DOMINIC LAWSON: Don’t get me started on our delivery firms
Ah, Christmas, a time for giving and receiving. Or perhaps not. The industrial action planned by Royal Mail workers over pay and working conditions does not just threaten to play havoc with Christmas card deliveries, it is also a big problem for the countless small enterprises whose trade depends so …
Read More »Electricals Retailer Currys Drops Royal Mail Ahead Of Christmas Deliveries Period
MT Newswires 2022 All news about INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC Analyst Recommendations on INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC Sales 2023 12 293 M 15 058 M 15 058 M Net income 2023 -279 M -341 M -341 M Net Debt 2023 1 522 M 1 864 M 1 864 M P/E ratio 2023 -8,64x Yield 2023 2,65% Capitalization 2 219 M 2 718 M 2 718 M EV / …
Read More »Rail strikes to go ahead after RMT rejects pay offer over fears of job losses
The RMT rail union has rejected a pay offer from train operators. It means strike action in December would go ahead. Earlier today the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) offered Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union workers an 8 per cent pay rise and guaranteed no compulsory redundancies before April 2024. …
Read More »Cleaners To Take Part In First National Strike
Home › magazine › latest news › Cleaners to take part in first national strike Cleaners to take part in first national strike 5th of December 2022 The first-ever national strike staged by cleaners who belong to the Royal Maritime and Transport union is due to …
Read More »Do striking postal workers appreciate the consequences of delayed deliveries?
SIR – I was unlucky on Monday. I was hacked by fraudsters, which has resulted in my online banking being suspended. I am 81 years old and housebound, and do all my shopping online, including a food order, but now I cannot do this until I receive a new bank …
Read More »Southampton Royal Mail staff ‘told to prioritise parcels over letters’
ROYAL Mail has told staff to prioritise parcels over letters in a bid to reduce backlog, posties say. Photos taken inside a mail centre in the Southampton area show letters posted several weeks ago left sat on shelves. Workers at the site said they were told on Friday morning by higher-ups at Royal Mail to “prioritise …
Read More »What European companies are doing as workers face high inflation
Companies across Europe are offering one-off bonuses and renegotiating wages as surging inflation raises food and energy bills for staff over the winter. Here are some examples by sector: AUTOS, AIRLINES AND TRAVEL: SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM (SAS) Two labour unions representing SAS cabin crew in Norway said on Nov. 30 …
Read More »The Tories are too weak towards union militants
Britain is flailing. It’s not all our fault; global shocks caused by the Ukraine war and European intransigence over Brexit have soured the economy, while the cultural madness sweeping the West continues to knock us off course. But when it comes to certain basics, we have no excuse. We face …
Read More »Legal advisors strike outside Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court
A NEW legal system is stopping justice be done, strikers outside Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court have said. Legal advisors from across North Hampshire stepped away from the busy courtroom to picket outside of the court on the morning of Friday, December 2. As previously reported, trade union PCS said the row is …
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