Ten colourful new stamps go on sale today to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species. The Royal Mail's new stamps commemorate Darwin and the areas of study which inspired his ideas on evolution: zoology, botany, geology, ornithology and …
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• Union calls two-day strike over Royal Mail demands • Modernisation needed to survive, says Mandelson The majority of households and businesses will be without post for two days next week after Royal Mail and unions failed to reach a last-minute deal aimed at averting strike action. The Communication Workers …
Read More »Royal Mail appoints firm to set up share scheme
Royal Mail said it has conditionally appointed Equiniti to set up £300m employee share scheme, as postal service moves step closer towards privatisation Royal Mail came a step closer to privatisation on Thursday when it appointed a firm to set up a £300m employee share scheme. As part of the …
Read More »Royal Mail may face fines over rigged test deliveries
Postal watchdog says some managers may have received bonuses based on phoney mail delivery times The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after allegations that service quality tests were rigged by workers. Postcomm received an insider tip-off last year that the names and addresses of recipients of …
Read More »Up to 380 Royal Mail jobs at risk in Portsmouth – Portsmouth News
Portsmouth News Up to 380 Royal Mail jobs at risk in PortsmouthPortsmouth NewsUP TO 380 jobs at Royal Mail's Portsmouth processing centre are at risk after the company confirmed it is proposing to close the processing part of its business in the city. The move would mean mail will not …
Read More »Royal Mail sell-off plan slated by right-wing thinktank and Labour MP
Ian Murray condemns Nick Clegg backing for postal service privatisation while Bow Group warns of political damage Labour has attacked Nick Clegg for being "worse than Thatcher" for supporting the sell-off of Royal Mail. Ian Murray, shadow minister for postal affairs, said Clegg's backing for privatisation of the postal service …
Read More »Royal Mail boss could make a £400000 profit on luxury London flat that YOU … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Royal Mail boss could make a £400000 profit on luxury London flat that YOU …Daily MailThe boss of the Royal Mail has made a potential profit of nearly £400,000 in just 12 months on a luxury flat she bought with the help of taxpayers' cash, it emerged last …
Read More »Wickens is Royal Mail’s new chef – Warrnambool Standard
Wickens is Royal Mail's new chefWarrnambool StandardHe was looking to buy the shop next door to Wickens Provedore in Apollo Bay but when that was taking too long and the Royal Mail offer came in, “I decided to go with it”, he said. On what he will bring to the …
Read More »Royal Mail lorry driver cleared over moped rider death – BBC News
BBC News Royal Mail lorry driver cleared over moped rider deathBBC NewsA Royal Mail lorry driver has been found not guilty of causing the death of a moped rider by careless driving. Desmond Garraway, 54, of Southampton, was overtaking on the Farnham-bound A331 on 3 May last year when his …
Read More »Royal Mail prepares for union talks
Action from Thursday planned amid fears of massive backlog, as head of Royal Mail tells union leaders to 'shut up' The head of Royal Mail was due to hold more talks with leaders of the communications workers' union (CWU) today to reach agreement over pay, conditions and modernisation. If the …
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