It has now been taken up by a wide range of employers, including Nature Resources Wales, the BBC, Met Office and Royal Mail. Also in the news. Source link

More than 15,000 ambulance workers across 11 trusts in England and Wales start voting on Monday on whether to strike over pay. Members of the GMB union are being balloted in the coming weeks amid continuing industrial unrest in many sectors of the economy. NHS workers in other unions, including …

Ambulance workers across Staffordshire are set to vote on strike action over what has been deemed “unsafe” staffing levels. West Midlands Ambulance Service is among the 11 trusts that will be taking part in the ballot this morning, October 24. Union chiefs have said it comes after workers have been …

ROYAL Mail is urging people to check any stamps they have before they become invalid. It comes as the company is adding barcodes to regular stamps, leaving those without obsolete from February. After January 31, ‘non-barcoded stamps’ will no longer be able to be used for postage with people being …

Britain is bracing for a winter of discontent as union workers across the country, including within the healthcare system, are threatening to walk out over ongoing pay disputes. Paramedics, nurses and midwives are among the latest to vote on whether they will strike this winter as widespread discontent continues to …

We’re sitting on £1billion of unspent shop loyalty points: Survey estimates UK consumers hold almost £19 per adult on average Survey estimates UK consumers hold around £1 billion in loyalty card points  It comes as 37 per cent of Brits have said they are nervous in run-up to Christmas Over …

B T and Openreach workers will stage a fresh strike on Monday in a long-running dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), including 999 call handlers, will walk out for 24 hours following a wave of stoppages in recent weeks. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said his …

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Anyone unable to use older everyday stamps by 31 January will be able to exchange them for newer barcoded ones free of charge. Royal Mail's advice is … Source link

WE are well and truly into autumn and it well and truly feels like it. The long summer holidays seem a long time ago and mince pies are filling the shelves of my local Co-op where until recently they had been selling charcoal for barbecues. As the nights close in …