Royal Mail

Royal Mail bosses face a race against time to reach a deal with the workforce on proposed changes to its final salary pension scheme. A consultation on the proposals ends next Sunday. More: continued here

LAST WEEK’S story on the Royal Mail pension funds (“Royal Mail pumps £90m into bosses’ pension plan”) may have left the wrong impression that the group’s executive pension plan was being supported more favourably than the main scheme for company employees. More: continued here

BBC News Postal strikes in Weston-super-Mare and Bridgwater affect servicesBBC NewsVal Bodden from Royal Mail said: "It is disappointing that our colleagues have decided to take industrial action and we will do everything we can to minimise the disruption to our customers. "Royal Mail is fully committed to the process …

Retailer to open store at site of former Royal Mail officeHaringey IndependentA budget clothing shop says it will create new jobs when it opens on the site of an old Royal Mail sorting office. TK Maxx says its new branch in the Arena shopping park will create 60 new jobs …

BBC News Dog bites stop Reading postal deliveries by Royal MailBBC NewsThe Royal Mail has stopped deliveries to more than 100 homes in Reading due to postmen and women being bitten by dogs while doing their rounds. It said there had been more than 270 dog attacks on its staff …

MERCHANT Navy veterans are wanted by Royal Mail ahead of the release of new stamps. More: continued here

Royal Mail allays Stirling charity's fearsStirling ObserverA Stirling charity has expressed its relief after being informed that it will not be in danger if the Royal Mail is privatised. Rocktalk, a charity which provides a 'talking newspaper' of local news from the Stirling Observer via CD to blind and … …

Postal workers will have the chance to apply for priority shares on top of free shares as part of the privatisation of the Royal Mail, the Government has announced. More: continued here

Retailer to open store at site of former Royal Mail office in HarringayHaringey IndependentA budget clothing shop says it will create new jobs when it opens on the site of an old Royal Mail sorting office. TK Maxx says its new branch in the Arena shopping park will create 60 …

Royal Mail reveals free employee shares eligibilityWorkplace Savings & BenefitsAll Royal Mail employees eligible for free shares under any floatation will receive the same number irrespective of their position or how long they have worked for the company, the organisation reveals. Part-time staff would receive a pro-rated …Post workers to …