Daily Mail Posties bikes could get the chop: Royal Mail says number of parcels being …Daily MailSome rounds are still done by bicycle, such as those in David Cameron's constituency of Witney, Oxfordshire. The decision to use bicycles is taken by the local delivery office. Royal Mail's fleet of redundant …
Read More »Royal Mail should take legal action over universal delivery mandate, union says – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail should take legal action over universal delivery mandate, union saysThe GuardianMembers of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voiced fears about competition from the rival carrier TNT at Royal Mail's first annual shareholder meeting in Birmingham. Around 150 employees, union representatives, pensioners and stamp collectors …Royal Mail chairman: …
Read More »Royal Mail resolutions passed at AGM – Stock Market Wire
Royal Mail resolutions passed at AGMStock Market WireStockMarketWire.com – Royal Mail has confirmed that all resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting earlier today were passed by the requisite majorities. At 2:31pm: [LON:RMG] Royal Mail Plc share price was -1.35p at 449.05p. Story provided by …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail: Britain's pedalling posties are not practical for parcels
Shareholders at Royal Mail's first annual meeting were dismayed to hear that bicycles are no longer practical for parcel deliveries – but approved all 22 resolutions anyway More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail chairman: Bike deliveries are now thing of the past – CITY A.M.
CITY A.M. Royal Mail chairman: Bike deliveries are now thing of the pastCITY A.M.Shares in Royal Mail have suffered after the company warned on parcel revenues in an interim management statement earlier this week. Competition in the key market has heated up. At the AGM, Greene cited Amazon's switch towards …
Read More »City delivery firm to step up Royal Mail fight – Coventry Observer
City delivery firm to step up Royal Mail fightCoventry ObserverThe city centre-based company, established in 2007, is extending its service from businesses to allowing members of the public to send letters to addresses in the city at a cheaper rate than Royal Mail. In a scheme launching in the city …
Read More »Union gives green light to Royal Mail’s Sunday delivery pilot – Post and Parcel
Union gives green light to Royal Mail's Sunday delivery pilotPost and ParcelThe union, which represents more than 115,000 Royal Mail workers, initially backed the idea in principle as a way to fight back in the highly-competitive parcels market. But, it said various issues regarding resourcing and pay had to be …
Read More »Royal Mail Averts Threat Of Whitehall Pay Row – Sky News
BBC News Royal Mail Averts Threat Of Whitehall Pay RowSky NewsRoyal Mail has averted the prospect of an embarrassing row with its biggest shareholder after a last-gasp decision by the Government to support its pay policies at this week's annual meeting. Sky News has learnt that Whitehall officials were in …
Read More »Key vote over Royal Mail pay – CITY A.M.
Key vote over Royal Mail payCITY A.M.ROYAL Mail will face its shareholders today, in what is widely expected to be a showdown over pay and bonuses of the company's top executives. The government, a 30 per cent shareholder, is understood to be voting in favour of a remuneration package … More: …
Read More »Parcel woes hit shares in Royal Mail before AGM – CITY A.M.
CITY A.M. Parcel woes hit shares in Royal Mail before AGMCITY A.M.Royal Mail saw a one per cent decline in parcel revenues in the first three months of the financial year to 29 June, and it expected full-year parcel revenues to be lower than anticipated, hitting its share price as …
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