The government has rejected a plea from Royal Mail to cut its legal obligation to deliver letters to businesses and homes from six days a week to five. Previously unpublished correspondence with the government, obtained by The Times under the Freedom of Information Act, shows that Simon Thompson, chief executive …
Read More »Should I buy Royal Mail owner IDS’ shares for BIG dividends?
Image source: Getty Images Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services (LSE: IDS) has watched its share price slump 54% in 2022. Based on current dividend forecasts, its shares now carry a healthy 4.7% dividend yield for the current financial year (to March 2023). This figure smashes the broader FTSE 250 …
Read More »Royal Mail mulls hiving off international arm as strikes take toll
Royal Mail hints it is to hive off its profit-making international arm after strikes take their toll By John-Paul Ford Rojas For The Daily Mail Published: 17:21 EST, 17 November 2022 | Updated: 17:21 EST, 17 November 2022 Royal Mail has given its clearest indication that it could split from …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to strike on Christmas Eve
Royal Mail workers are to extend industrial action to include Christmas Eve, it emerged on Friday, the latest salvo in a long-running dispute over jobs, condition and pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union at the postal company, who are already due to strike for four days around Black Friday …
Read More »Royal Mail calls for less letter days as it claws way out of strike action
Thursday 17 November 2022 7:17 am Things go from bad to worse for Royal Mail as strike action cuts into profits (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Royal Mail has asked the government to cut its letter delivery service from six to five days as the beleaguered firm attempts to claw …
Read More »Posties to walk out over Christmas season in new Royal Mail strike dates
Thursday 17 November 2022 8:29 pm Posties are set to strike on six days next month, including on Christmas Eve, in a fresh wave of industrial action. Workers at the Royal Mail will take action on six days between 9 and 24 December, in addition to the four days of …
Read More »Royal Mail workers announce further December strikes | News
Royal Mail workers are to stage six further strikes next month, including one on Christmas Eve, as the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions continues to escalate. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members will walk out on December 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24. This is …
Read More »December Royal Mail strike action to include Christmas Eve | Trade unions
Royal Mail workers will stage six more days of strike action in December, including on Christmas Eve, as part of the latest walkouts to affect the postal service. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at the service will go on strike on 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 …
Read More »Royal Mail to stage six fresh strikes next month including Xmas Eve
Royal Mail workers are to stage six fresh strikes next month, including on Christmas Eve, in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members will walk out on December 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24. This is in addition to strikes …
Read More »UK’s Royal Mail workers to stage fresh strikes around Christmas, union says
Postal workers at Britain’s Royal Mail will strike for six days in December around the busy Christmas holiday period in an ongoing pay dispute, their union said on Thursday. The workers will now strike on Dec. 23 and 24, in addition to Dec. 9, 11, 14 and 15, the …
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