Royal Mail offers 'click and collect'The IndependentThe company said it will be the biggest service of its kind, with Post Office branches opening longer so that online goods can be collected. Nick Landon, managing director of Royal Mail Parcels, said: "We are well placed to benefit from the growth in …
Read More »Royal Mail runs risk of fresh pension deficit – Financial Times
Royal Mail runs risk of fresh pension deficitFinancial TimesRoyal Mail's preliminary results, released last week, show the scheme has an accounting surplus of £825m. This has lead John Ralfe, an independent pension consultant, to argue that it should invest purely in assets such as index-linked gilts and long … More: …
Read More »Royal Mail: Brokers lined up for £3bn flotation – Scotland on Sunday
Scotland on Sunday Royal Mail: Brokers lined up for £3bn flotationScotland on SundayThe union representing the Royal Mail's 130,000 employees is opposed to the group's privatisation. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) argues that the doubling of operating profits to £403 million revealed in last week's results announcement showed … More: …
Read More »Royal Mail secures Beckton DC – Logistics Manager
Royal Mail secures Beckton DCLogistics ManagerBy refurbishing the unit to create a grade A specified property, Aviva has been able to maximise rental income with The Royal Mail's rent being a 33 per cent increase on the rent payable by LOCOG. In addition, the building specification and quality has … …
Read More »YOUGOV PLC : Royal Mail’s profits soar ahead of privatisation – 4-traders (press release)
YOUGOV PLC : Royal Mail's profits soar ahead of privatisation4-traders (press release)On 21 May, Royal Mail announced that its profits had increased a whopping 60% to £324m, achieved through cost control, higher revenue from packages and parcels ordered by internet shopping, and also last year's sharp rise in stamp prices. …
Read More »Royal Mail workers balloted on privatisation plans
Union sends ballot papers to 112,000 postal workers calling on them to back stance against selloff and consider industrial action More than a 100,000 Royal Mail workers have been asked to vote for or against the government's plans to sell off the "beloved British institution". The Communication Workers Union (CWU) …
Read More »UK’s Royal Mail officials due in Cyprus to discuss postal delays – Balkans.com Business News
UK's Royal Mail officials due in Cyprus to discuss postal delaysBalkans.com Business NewsOfficials from the UK's postal services, Royal Mail, are due to visit the island at the end of the month to discuss how they can improve services to and from the island in tandem with their Cypriot counterparts.Pavlos …
Read More »Royal Mail must learn after lost letters find – Derbyshire Times
Derbyshire Times Royal Mail must learn after lost letters findDerbyshire TimesI read recently that Royal Mail wants to cut the maximum payout for lost or damaged mail by more than half, from £46 to £20. Yet figures for the last financial year show there were 7,000 more complaints about the …
Read More »Royal Mail: Brokers lined up for £3bn flotation – Scotsman
Scotsman Royal Mail: Brokers lined up for £3bn flotationScotsmanThe union representing the Royal Mail's 130,000 employees is opposed to the group's privatisation. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) argues that the doubling of operating profits to £403 million revealed in last week's results announcement showed …Royal Mail leads the Government's great …
Read More »Royal Mail pensions in deficit – again – Financial Times
Royal Mail pensions in deficit – againFinancial TimesRoyal Mail's preliminary results, released last week, show the scheme has an accounting surplus of £825m. This has lead John Ralfe, an independent pension consultant, to argue that it should invest purely in assets such as index-linked gilts and long … More: continued …
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