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Recruitment underway for thousands of Royal Mail workersRecruiterThe Royal Mail says that 4,000 of the 19,000 seasonal workers will be based at 10 temporary parcel sorting offices. The centres are in Bathgate in West Lothian, Leeds, Middleton in Greater Manchester, Wolverhampton, Llantrisant in South Wales, Swindon, … More: continued here

Royal Mail promises flexible deliveries with £130m handheld deal for postiesComputerworldUKRoyal Mail says the handhelds will support more flexible deliveries for customers not at home when it attempts to deliver parcels. The devices will enable customers to inform Royal Mail of safe locations to leave items if they are not …

InternetRetailing.net Royal Mail set to spend £130m on technology in order to better meet customers …InternetRetailing.netRoyal Mail [IRDX VRYM] is to spend £130m on technology that it says will help it to become more flexible and better meet customers' needs. The delivery organisation says the five-year investment in hand-held devices …

Royal Mail says it will not deliver a leaflet for Britain First in the Rochester and Strood by-election because it believes it to be illegal. More: continued here

ComputerWeekly.com Royal Mail to roll out new mobile devicesComputerWeekly.comAs part of its IT transformation programme to support e-commerce businesses, the Royal Mail has signed a deal with BT to refresh its mobile devices. Royal Mail said the investment of around £130 million over five years will enable it to support …

Yahoo News UK Royal Mail refuses to deliver to Victorian street over 'health and safety …Yahoo News UKRoyal Mail have infuriated residents on a quiet, leafy street by refusing to deliver because of wonky paving slabs. Homeowners on 'The Villas' in Stoke, Staffs, have to make a four-mile round trip …

CITY A.M. Rochester and Strood by-election: Royal Mail refuses to deliver "illegal …CITY A.M.Royal Mail is refusing to deliver a leaflet by the far-right group Britain First to voters in Rochester and Strood, saying it “does not comply with the law”. The by-election, due to take place on November 20, …

Royal Mail has signed a deal with BT to replace its mobile devices as part of an IT transformation programme More: continued here

Royal Mail invest in hand-held tracking techTameBayThis programme is part of Royal Mail's IT transformation programme, a key objective of which is to support the delivery of their parcels strategy. Delivery companies are increasingly technology companies, as they seek to provide better tracking and … More: continued here

Royal Mail to invest GBP 130 million in handhelds through BTTelecompaper (subscription)The UK's Royal Mail has announced an around GBP 130 million investment over five years in hand-held technology to provide more flexible delivery and a better tracking capability. BT Global Services will work with Royal Mail to decide which …