Royal Mail will prosper under Government's privatisation planThis is GrimsbyAS A former Royal Mail employee, I would like to respond to comments regarding the sale of the Royal Mail. This £3-billion sale of the business is naturally the right way forward for all concerned. With increasing confidence in the burgeoning …
Read More »Homes and businesses will go without post as Royal Mail staff at Stanmore … – Harrow Times
Harrow Times Homes and businesses will go without post as Royal Mail staff at Stanmore …Harrow TimesThousands of homes and businesses could be left without post as staff at Stanmore's Royal Mail sorting office stage a walkout for the first time in almost 30 years. Up to 50 workers at …
Read More »Royal Mail changes cause Wiveliscombe post delays, residents claim
HOME owners in Wiveliscombe say they are waiting longer for their mail after changes to delivery services. More: continued here
Read More »Rural Cumbria will not be hit by Royal Mail sale – MP – Times & Star
Rural Cumbria will not be hit by Royal Mail sale – MPTimes & Star“I have again sought reassurance and clarity from government on this matter, and they remain very clear that as the UK's designated universal service provider, Royal Mail, will continue to provide deliveries to all UK addresses, rural …
Read More »Labour to challenge Royal Mail sale – Financial Times
Daily Mail Labour to challenge Royal Mail saleFinancial TimesLabour is planning to force a fresh Commons vote to challenge the government's plan to privatise Royal Mail as a stock market flotation of the state-owned postal service approaches. A vote on an opposition motion in the next few weeks would stand …
Read More »Royal Mail offers new pension deal in bid to stave off strike threat – ifaonline.co.uk
Royal Mail offers new pension deal in bid to stave off strike threatifaonline.co.ukRoyal Mail has sought to stave off a strike threat to its £3bn stock market flotation by offering its workers a new pension deal. Plans for the initial public offering risk being derailed by the Communication Workers Union, …
Read More »West Berkshire warned Royal Mail privatisation ‘a disaster’ – Newbury Weekly News Group
Newbury Weekly News Group West Berkshire warned Royal Mail privatisation 'a disaster'Newbury Weekly News Grouppic by louise 01/11/04 Post Office Nby. POSTAL deliveries in rural West Berkshire could be slashed to once each week, union chiefs have warned. But Newbury MP Richard Benyon has championed plans to privatise the Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail strike is ‘almost inevitable’ – Hastings and St. Leonards Observer
Royal Mail strike is 'almost inevitable'Hastings and St. Leonards ObserverDISGRUNTLED Royal Mail workers in Hastings and the surrounding area are planning a 'Custer's Last Stand' style strike against controversial plans to privatise the service. The Government announced earlier this week that it intend to open the Royal Mail… More: continued …
Read More »Rating agency puts Royal Mail above its rivals – CITY A.M.
Rating agency puts Royal Mail above its rivalsCITY A.M.ROYAL Mail has been given a better financial health rating than any other post or parcels companies in the world, boding well for the government's planned flotation of the postal service in the coming weeks. Independent US rating company Rapid Ratings … More: …
Read More »Royal Mail pulls back on pensions to save IPO – iNVEZZ
Royal Mail pulls back on pensions to save IPOiNVEZZiNVEZZ.com, Monday, September 23rd: On Friday, Royal Mail scrapped a proposal to cap pensionable pay rises at the rate of inflation, up to 5 percent maximum, caving in to pressure from staff in order to protect its £3 billion IPO from the …
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