POSTAL workers are being treated in an awful way by “faceless HR staff who now run the company,” Communication Workers Union (CWU) delegates have said. An emergency motion warning of an “out of control and unaccountable” fifth column within Royal Mail was passed unanimously at the union’s annual conference in Bournemouth today. Plymouth and East …

April 23 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – Keith Williams, the chairman of Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distributions Services, has urged Ofcom to speed …

By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:03 EDT, 22 April 2024 Andrew Bailey has had little to celebrate of late. He has suffered the slings and arrows of the barbed Bernanke report on Bank of England forecasting and indiscriminate fire from former Prime Minister Liz Truss. Amid the …

With tensions in the Middle East easing – at least for now – and a renewed flurry of M&A activity, equity markets started the week on the front foot. London’s AIM All Share briefly traded above 750 for the first time in a week before reaching the bell up four …

Michael Whitbread, senior legal counsel for the Vesparum Group and Draftable, shares why all legal professionals should stay across developments in privacy law. He offers practical action points to help organisations stay compliant and avoid breaches, penalties, and reputational damage. Privacy law compliance is fast becoming one of those key …

People across Bath and North East Somerset who have registered to vote by post have begun to receive their postal packs ahead of the Avon and Somerset PCC election in May. The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) oversees the local police force and ensures they are prioritising what matters to …

Today's top performing London stocks are Primark owner AB Foods after a strong update and JD Sports Fashion following a US acquisition. FTSE 100 Live … Source link

A young boy was shocked to receive a first birthday card – nearly nine years late. Alfie Wilson’s dad Richard received a surprise postcard from Royal Mail telling him they had a card that didn’t have a valid stamp. So he paid a £2.50 fee to have the card delivered …

(Bloomberg) — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reiterated that Europe and the US should avoid excessively offering economic perks in a bid to boost growth. Most Read from Bloomberg “We should not become engaged in a subsidy race between our economies, which creates a zero-sum game,” Lagarde said Monday …

The elections, for the North East Mayoral Combined Authority and Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, take place on May 2. The Council has requested that completed ballot packs are sent back as soon as possible, ideally being posted directly into a Royal Mail box. Any undecided postal voters are …