Royal Mail

Sorted: 350 festive jobs at Royal Mail in Wolverhamptonexpressandstar.comTemporary positions across a variety of shifts will be available between mid November and early January 2014. Around 21,000 people are being recruited across the country to support Royal Mail's permanent 124,000 postmen and women. The recruits will … More: continued here

Angus MP's bid to save Royal MailMontrose ReviewWhilst there, Mr Weir joined the Royal Mail campaigners in presenting a petition to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street calling for the government to abandon plans to privatise Royal Mail. The petition had quickly collected 160,000 signatures … More: continued here

Royal Mail announce 300 short term Hampshire jobsDaily EchoA JOBS bonanza is in the pipeline as the Royal Mail prepares to recruit hundreds of festive posties in Hampshire for an expected bumper Christmas rush. Some 300 workers are needed to help sort out the Christmas post and parcels. Thanks to …

Royal Mail to recruit extra workers for festive periodThe StarThe seasonal positions will support Royal Mail's permanent 124,000 postmen and women during the busiest time of the year for the postal service. Royal Mail's Managing Director of Operations and Modernisation, Mark Higson, said the festive period was … More: continued …

East Anglian Daily Times Ipswich: Royal Mail staff in strike threat over sorting office closureEast Anglian Daily TimesA spokeswoman for Royal Mail said that the consultation on the future of the Ipswich sorting office, which started in November last year, was continuing. However the current thinking of the company was …

Royal Mail creating 50 temporary jobs in Shrewsbury for Christmasshropshirestar.com… early January 2014. The peak of the additional temporary work will be in December. Royal Mail's managing director of operations and modernisation Mark Higson said: “Every Christmas, we make a substantial financial commitment in additional resources … More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail stock market flotation to go ahead despite pay disputeThe GuardianThe government is planning to press the button on a stock market listing for the Royal Mail this week despite a dispute over pay and strong public opposition to the sell-off. Ministers are working to finalise details …

Ministers prepare to launch Royal Mail floatFinancial TimesMinisters are close to giving the go-ahead for a stock market flotation of Royal Mail, which could value the company at up to £3bn in the most ambitious privatisation since John Major sold off the railways in the 1990s. A formal announcement of …

Royal Mail recruiting 400 seasonal staffU.TVThe seasonal positions will support Royal Mail's permanent 124,000 postmen and women who sort and deliver the mail all year round, including Christmas which is the busiest time of the year for the postal service. The recruits will help to sort … More: continued here

Northampton Chronicle & Echo Royal Mail recruiting hundreds of Christmas staff in NorthamptonNorthampton Chronicle & EchoRoyal Mail is set to recruit 720 seasonal staff to work at the South Midlands Mail Centre at Northampton's Swan Valley this Christmas. As in previous years, seasonal workers are being sought by Royal Mail …