TNT Post calls for fair competition in UK postal marketPost and ParcelIn particular, the Dutch-owned postal operator wants to see an end to Royal Mail's exemption on VAT for business mail services. It says concerns about the danger of more competition on Royal Mail's universal service obligation are unfounded – …
Read More »Under threat: 400 years of social history
Plans to privatise Royal Mail could put at risk an important record of thousands of people’s working lives There’s a photograph of my grandfather taken when he was 14 years old, not long after the end of the first world war. He is dressed in the slim-fitting uniform of a …
Read More »AM critical of Royal Mail stats – South Wales Argus
AM critical of Royal Mail statsSouth Wales ArgusBLAENAU Gwent Assembly Member Alun Davies said he was disappointed at the latest figures announced by the Royal Mail which shows the targets for delivering first and second class post have been missed for the three month period to early June. … More: …
Read More »A right royal tantrum – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald A right royal tantrumSydney Morning HeraldThe book, Our Queen, is being serialised in the Daily Mail in London and is due to be published on October 6. The Queen and Prince Philip start a 10-day visit to Australia on October 19. It tells of a perfectionistic woman, …
Read More »Royal Mail probe after passports are ‘stolen’ – Lancashire Evening Post
Lancashire Evening Post Royal Mail probe after passports are 'stolen'Lancashire Evening PostA Royal Mail worker has quit and an investigation has been launched amid claims valuable parcels have been stolen from the post. Bosses have received complaints that items sent by the Special Delivery tracker service in Preston failed to …
Read More »Royal Mail hits back over in-house agency – Recruiter
Recruiter Royal Mail hits back over in-house agencyRecruiterRoyal Mail has hit back against union claims that it has deliberately set up its own recruitment agency to “get around” the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR). Earlier this week, The Daily Mirror reported the Communication Workers Union's slamming Royal … More: continued here
Read More »Over 60000 festive jobs up for grabs – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Over 60000 festive jobs up for grabsMirror.co.ukRoyal Mail sorts more than 130 million items every day during the festive season – and needs an army of 15000 extra workers to help them do it. If you are interested, search and apply online at www2.royalmail.com/jobs-home-page/xmas. … More: continued here
Read More »Last updated at 10:05 PM on 28th September 2011 – Daily Mail
Sydney Morning Herald Last updated at 10:05 PM on 28th September 2011Daily MailFor the past two years, distinguished royal author and Mail writer Robert Hardman has enjoyed privileged access to the world of Elizabeth II on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee. The result is Our Queen, the most important …
Read More »Have you been affected by postal chaos? – Kirkintilloch Today
Kirkintilloch Today Have you been affected by postal chaos?Kirkintilloch TodayRoyal Mail staff are currently pouring through the stash and will be sending mail out to its rightful owner. Have you been affected? We want to hear from anyone who has received post after a lengthy delay. Perhaps you have finally …
Read More »Postal problems sorted, Royal Mail tells Watford MP Richard Harrington – Watford Observer
Postal problems sorted, Royal Mail tells Watford MP Richard HarringtonWatford ObserverRoyal Mail bosses assured Watford MP Richard Harrington that the town's postal problems have been “completely rectified” during emergency talks yesterday. The Conservative politician met with managers at the Ascot Road sorting depot … More: continued here
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