Royal Mail

Burnham-On-Sea Postman bitten on hand by snakeguardian.co.uk, UKA spokesman for Royal Mail said: "Royal Mail takes very seriously the safety of its employees, particularly our frontline staff who collect and deliver the mail. "Unfortunately, attacks by animals are a hazard faced by our postmen and women, …Exclusive: Brean postman attacked by …

Community service for postie who burnt mailThe Herald, UKBrooks was also ordered to pay £250 towards the cost of the Royal Mail's investigation and prosecution. Bill lahive, defending Brooks, said that he could not deliver all the mail assigned to him on his rounds despite working sometimes two or three … …

Mirror.co.uk Royal Mail bosses must be straight with workforceMirror.co.uk, UKThe Royal Mail does itself no favours by creating the impression it is less than open about job losses. Trust in the publicly run service's management is rock bottom in sorting offices and on rounds. Some 50000 jobs have gone since 2002 …

Why life is tweet for those who've made the (high-speed) connectionDerby Evening Telegraph, UKIn the simplest form, the sites allow people to send messages to each other but much more quickly than through the Royal Mail. They can also swap pictures and movies, talk to strangers with similar hobbies and promote …

Posties set to strike over Royal Mail cutsGlasgow Daily Record, UKPOSTAL services could be thrown into chaos by crippling strikes over Royal Mail plans for 1600 job cuts. Union leaders accuse bosses trying to "bulldoze" through changes which would devastate services across the country. The threat emerged just 48 … More: …

MSN Money UK half of companies to freeze wagesTimes Online, UKRoyal Mail risked a showdown with unions when it said last week that none of its 181000 staff would get an increase because of the impact of the economic downturn and its loss of business to electronic mail. The Communication Workers …

Burnham-On-Sea Exclusive: Brean postman attacked by adder as he empties post boxBurnham-On-Sea,  UKMeanwhile, Royal Mail has sealed off the post box next to Brean Cove cafe as a precaution. Tape has been placed over the box to prevent letters being dropped into it and a message on it reads: "Out …

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail exempt from VAT as supplier of public postal serviceTimes Online, UKBefore CWA Timmermans, President of Chamber, and Judges J.-C. Bonichot, K. Schiemann, J. Makarczyk and C. Toader Advocate-General J. Kokott The Royal Mail was exempt from value-added tax as a supplier of public postal services, except for supplies …

In the UK, all Royal Mail staff will face a pay freeze this year, with cost cutting in the offing. More: continued here

MSN Money UK More than half of companies to freeze wagesTimes Online, UKRoyal Mail risked a showdown with unions when it said last week that none of its 181000 staff would get an increase because of the impact of the economic downturn and its loss of business to electronic mail. The …