About 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail are to stage a 24-hour strike on 16 February in their continuing dispute with management over pay and conditions. The strike will affect all shifts for 24 hours from 12.30pm that day, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said. The union said it had …

Small business owners that rely on posting items overseas say the impact of the glitch has been devastating. Caroline Blackburn, a sculptural ceramics artist, says about 80 per cent of her orders come from the US. For the past couple of weeks, these have been gathering dust in a corner …

ROYAL MAIL bosses are “displaying a complete lack of integrity” during a long-running dispute over jobs and working conditions, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) charged today, after announcing another 24-hour strike. The union said the walkout — set to involve more than 115,000 workers from 12.30pm on February 16 — is needed after …

Around 115,000 postal workers in the Communications Workers Union (CWU) are re-balloting on strike action in their dispute with Royal Mail. The ballot opened on January 23 and will close on February 16. Postal workers took 18 days of strike action from last July up to Christmas Eve, in the …

Concerns have this week been raised by staff at Burnham-On-Sea mail Sorting Office that its customer service front desk could soon permanently close under cost-cutting plans by Royal Mail. It comes amid an ongoing national review of the facilities across the UK by Royal Mail.  The customer service point at …

Royal Mail postal workers will walk out again later this month in an ongoing row over pay and conditions, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said. Source link

Royal Mail workers will walk out in fresh strike action amid a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced that they will walk out on February 16, threatening more disruption to mail deliveries. The strike was announced despite talks last month at the …

A ransomware attack on Dublin-based software company ION Group has impacted the trading of financial derivatives on international markets. ION Group describes itself as enabling “financial institutions, central banks and corporations to digitize and automate their most business critical processes.” A pop-up notice on its site on Wednesday warned that …

As we get set to once again celebrate the UK’s best advertising by agencies and brands based outside of London, we take a look back at 2022’s award-winning work. Eleven gold winners of The Drum Roses Awards 2022 were from the south From Specsavers to Irn-Bru, top brands were recognized …

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, train drivers and university lecturers will strike on Wednesday in the largest coordinated action in a generation which the government says will cause widespread disruption. The mass walkouts will see schools close, the military on …