FT Adviser Royal Mail pension dispute goes to ballotFT AdviserRoyal Mail had a deadline which ends today (6 September) to solve its long running pension dispute with workers. Earlier this year, the UK postal operator announced it would be closing Royal Mail Pension Plan, its current defined benefit (DB) scheme, …Royal …
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WIRED Startups Are Finally Taking On Food StampsWIREDFelicia Graybill uses her smartphone for everything: sending email, checking Facebook, and even monitoring her bank account. But for years, when the 28-year-old Brooklyn mom went to check on her food stamps benefits she might as well have been using a …and more » More: …
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Snellville resident charged in US Postal Service drug-running stingGwinnettdailypost.comAurthamis O. Burch, a.k.a Tank, 46, of Snellville, worked as a letter carrier assigned to the Doraville Post Office. Federal prosecutors have accused him and 15 other USPS employees of taking money from a person they believed was a drug trafficker … …
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Telegraph.co.uk New Royal Mail Star Wars stamps launch next month: will they become collectors' items?Telegraph.co.ukStamps, along with wine, coins and other collectibles, are seen as safe-havens by many investors because their performance is "uncorrelated" to the stock market and so in theory should not be affected by a market crash. …
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eNCA South Africa: Another Sassa Delay Gags Post Office At Scopa MeetingAllAfrica.comSouth African Post Office (SAPO) officials flew to Parliament only to be told they couldn't present, after the South African Social Security Agency's (Sassa's) self-imposed timelines were moved back two weeks. Both Sassa and the SAPO appeared before …Sassa …
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Liverpool Echo Alton Towers puts log flume on eBayLiverpool EchoAlton Towers puts log flume on eBay. You can grab yourself a little bit of theme park history. Share; Comments. ByZOE CHAMBERLAIN. 09:20, 6 SEP 2017; Updated 10:00, 6 SEP 2017. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near …
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FT Adviser Royal Mail pension dispute goes to ballot – FTAdviser.comFT AdviserRoyal Mail might be facing its first nationwide strike since it was privatised four years ago as workers are set to vote on industrial action in a dispute over …Royal Mail share price underperforms with staff set to vote on …
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LabourList Momentum-backing postal union to ballot for strike at “asset strippers” Royal MailLabourListA leading trade union which last month affiliated with Momentum will today tell Royal Mail that intends to ballot its members over industrial action. The Communication Workers' Union, which has nearly 200,000 members, attacked the “tired old thinking …
Read More »Time is running out for eBay/Paypal to get a grip on fraud – The Guardian
The Guardian Time is running out for eBay/Paypal to get a grip on fraudThe GuardianThere was a big response to our letter from the reader who lost around £1,100 after selling his Fender electric guitar on eBay. A shocking number of others reported being similarly scammed; others pointed out that …
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Los Angeles Times US Postal Service unveils series of stamps honoring children's bookLos Angeles TimesThe U.S. Postal Service is honoring "The Snowy Day," one of the most beloved American children's books of the 20th century, with a series of new postage …and more » More: continued here
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