Over the past few months, our union – PCS – has moved into action against the cost-of-living crisis plaguing our members, and against the Tories’ ruinous austerity agenda. PCS members have responded en masse to the call to strike, with over 130,000 civil servants and public sector workers taking part in the union’s walkouts. …
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// Evri has become an accredited Seller Fulfilled Prime carrier for Amazon supporting merchants across the UK // During the trial period with Amazon Prime, Evri had a delivery success rate of over 97% Amazon has given Evri, formerly Hermes, an accredited Seller Fulfilled Prime carrier for its Prime service to …
Read More »The five-day event, which is expected to welcome more than 2,000 delegates, is set to boost the local economy by £5.8m, with attendees from all parts of the UK seeking accommodation in hotels across Newport and Cardiff. The congress will take exclusive use of ICC Wales with its sister venue …
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The Sky Blues will meet Luton Town at Wembley in the race for the Premier League and you can reserve your commemorative copy of the EFL’s official matchday programme from the historic occasion. Coventry saw off Middlesbrough 1-0 on aggregate to reach the showpiece at the national stadium on …
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Support us and go ad-free Bosses at PizzaExpress are hammering workers. Oddly, though, it comes just after the hospitality chain launched its own record label, of all things. However, what’s not so unusual is that PizzaExpress is shafting workers while also being rather unclear about just how much tax it’s …
Read More »The questionnaire is being organised by social enterprise The Engine, which advises and empowers local businesses and operates The Escape Room in Dursley. It is hoped that the results will shape future provision and ensure that infrastructure grows to meet local needs. Supported by Dursley Town Council and Cam Parish …
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More pension schemes are now outsourcing the management of their investments to wealth managers such as BlackRock to handle market volatility. Sion Cole, head of UK OCIO Business, BlackRock, told Money Marketing he has seen a significant growth in the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) market for pension schemes. This …
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Craig Mackinlay I’d call the last couple of weeks somewhat frenzied; a huge number of media appearances and comments on national issues including the fallout from my highlighting of serious shortcomings of Amazon, the global retailer with £25Bn turnover in the UK alone. Working with Royal Mail I have highlighted …
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Ivor Stolliday, stepping down from role chairing the board of Visit County Durham Ltd Picture: VISIT COUNTY DURHAM (Image: Visit County Durham) The man at the forefront of the body promoting tourism in County Durham is standing down after 14 years of sterling service. Ivor Stolliday has announced he is …
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Did you know: the USA has the second-largest e-commerce market in the world, just after China? In fact, online sales in the USA have shown consistent yearly growth of 13% to 18% over the past 10 years, and the market is anticipated to keep growing at a compound annual growth …
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