B usinesses can now provide skilled agency workers to plug staffing gaps caused by strike action under changes to the law coming into force on Thursday, the Government has announced. Ministers said they have worked at speed to repeal trade union laws that restrict employment businesses from providing temporary agency …

A child plays the game “Honour of Kings” by Tencent at home in Dezhou, Shandong province, China July 2, 2017. Picture taken July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HONG KONG, July 22 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Chinese regulators are spoiling the country’s video-games party. …

Chief executive Simon Thompson said that unless employees, represented by the Communication Workers Union, agree to the changes, the firm will be forced to spin off its profitable international logistics business GLS to “protect the value and prospects of the group”. At its first quarter trading update, Royal Mail said …

It’s difficult to stay across all of the news at the best of times, never mind when a Tory civil war is unfolding. Boris Johnson’s resignation and the battle for his place in No.10 has definitely dominated the news cycle for the last two weeks. And while the appointment of …

Research from same day delivery business CitySprint, finds that since the start of the pandemic, healthcare decision makers feel there has been a marked increase in how patients want their NHS services delivered, with 46% believing patients want to be given more freedom over where they receive their medicine, and …

Can Royal Mail Survive union pressures? – Photo: Getty Images Royal Mail (RMG) has announced a potential split of its two business arms in response to its employees planning to go on a strike. However, this might be a negotiation strategy, as the company struggles with reduced profit margins. As …

There’s real royal news and there’s fake royal news, apparently. There’s a new report that says part of a Mail on Sunday article about Prince Harry were defamatory, according to a High Court judge. Harry is suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) after the paper ran a story following the first …

… to the region this Sunday July 24 to share new music from his latest album Black and Blue Heart.Morris returns for the Theatre Royal show . Source link

Deliverance from a bruising underperformance won’t come soon for shareholders in Royal Mail, or International Distributions Services as it will soon be known. A vote for strike action by postal workers makes the prospect of cost savings more remote and the top line has been hit by a fall in …

Frasers Group shrugs off demand squeeze and supply chain woes with expectations of bumper profits ahead Frasers Group has swung to a bumper profit for the past year, figures show Group hailed strong performance despite ‘significant increase in running costs Retailer said the cost of living crisis could hit its …