13 December 2021 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail staff absence levels are more than double that of 2018 before the pandemic, according to the carrier. It has maintained that deliveries are operating as normal across most of the UK. Sources have told the BBC that much of the sickness levels …

Royal Mail (LON:RMG) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Berenberg Bank to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Friday, Price Targets.com reports. The firm presently has a GBX 650 ($8.62) target price on the stock, up from their prior target price of GBX 530 ($7.03). Berenberg …

13 December 2021 Transport / Logistics Services Preliminary findings from International Post Corporation (IPC) IPC Global Postal Industry Report 2021 Key Findings shows that the benefit to the delivery industry from the pandemic is still in effect. Holger Winklbauer, CEO of IPC states: “Posts around the world have rapidly responded to …

Postman Royal Mail has confirmed that absence levels are almost double those seen in 2018 before the coronavirus pandemic. It has insisted that deliveries are operating as normal across most of the country. However, a source with close knowledge of its operations has said the internal situation is “horrific” due …

A project that will use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support peatland restoration projects was last week announced as the winner of the Civil Service Data Challenge. The “Dragon’s Den” style challenge invited civil servants to pitch ideas on how government can make better use of data and was run …

Got some last minute Christmas cards to send? There’s still time! (Picture: Getty) Christmas is, of course, the most wonderful time of the year – but it’s not without some stress. Take, for example, having to make sure you’ve posted all your cards and parcels out before the last holiday …

Monday 13 December 2021 5:00 am Letters to the editor, CityAM (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images) [Re: Party’s over, Nov 8] Business travellers cancelling trips following the government’s Plan B guidance is another blow to the hospitality industry. After a tough 18 months, this Christmas period was set to be …

THE developer of a Whitenap development of over 1,000 homes have come under fire. Ashfield Partnership, who have released the masterplan outlining the new community, didn’t pay enough postage on their letters resulting in many residents having to pick up the cost. People who wanted a say on the plans …

A postie who left a frail pensioner lying on her ­doorstep after she fell has been sacked by Royal Mail. Thomas McCafferty ignored the pleas for help from Patricia Stewart, 72, as she lay on the steps of her home in Falkirk last February in freezing conditions. He told the …

THE Royal Mail sorting office in Penarth is experiencing delays after a number of staff have been absent due to sickness. Royal Mail has admitted that there have been delays because of illness, but have not said how long the backlog may be. Anthony Ernest said on Facebook that there has reportedly …