Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have agreed a programme of talks aimed at resolving their current dispute. Royal Mail’s commitments to assure Parcelforce’s role in the Royal Mail Group, have been hailed as a “massive” achievement by the CWU. The talks are designed to develop a mutual …
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Analysts at JPMorgan said it “remains unclear how the company will afford its expensive labour”, while at Liberum they said the changes were “necessary, but far from sufficient” () shares were little moved on Thursday as analysts and investors shrugged off a conciliatory announcement statement from the company that …
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Android Apps were identified as stealing Facebook logins from ist users. According to Lifehacker’s latest report, 25 malicious Android apps were removed by Google for its Google Play Store after a Facebook-hacking malware, contained in each application, was discovered by the French cybersecurity firm Evina. Also Read: BEWARE: New Powerful …
Read More »New FakeSpy malware family targeting Royal Mail users
An upgraded version of FakeSpy, a three-year-old information-stealing malware, is masquerading as legitimate postal service apps, including the Royal Mail app, to leverage the trust of users and steal their messages, app data, contacts, and financial information. The use of the FakeSpy Android malware to target users of legitimate postal …
Read More »Royal Mail, CWU agree to start talks to resolve ongoing dispute
July 1 (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail and its largest labour union have agreed to start talks to resolve an ongoing dispute over a range of issues including pay and operational changes, the former postal monopoly said on Wednesday. The talks with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will also focus …
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Residents, business leaders and politicians from three parties have united in their opposition to close Leeman Road and other major transport changes as part of the York Central development. More than 50 objections have been lodged against the infrastructure planning application. The application for the next stage of the project …
Read More »UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 2
July 2 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 30 points higher on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. * ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail and its largest labour union have agreed to start talks to settle a long-running dispute over pay and operational changes, the former British postal monopoly …
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Fruit picking saw the highest increase during lockdown (Picture: Getty Images/Cultura RF) The coronavirus pandemic has been devastating on employment, as many have faced redundancies, put on the government’s furlough scheme or been ineligible for it and left to apply for Universal Credit. Latest figures show that around a quarter of …
Read More »UPDATE 2-Royal Mail to kick off labour talks with union in bid to reconcile
* Talks to focus on 5 key areas including operational change * CWU welcomes Royal Mail’s statement * Talks come after former CEO Rico Back resigned (Adds CWU comments) By Yadarisa Shabong July 1 (Reuters) – Royal Mail and its largest labour union have agreed to start talks to settle …
Read More »Liberum hikes target price on DX
Analysts at Liberum hiked their target price on British logistics outfit DX from 14.0p to 30.0p on Wednesday, stating the group had executed “a remarkable turnaround”. Liberum said since DX’s current management team arrived on the scene back in October 2017, the group had been refinanced and rescued as its …
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