News roundup–Photobox, Royal Mail, moreCatalogue e-businessThe Independent writes that 40000 jobs at Royal Mail will be axed by 2016. Last week, DirectorsOf.com revealed that this summer Asos is allowing staff, except the customer services department, to clock off early on Friday afternoons. … More: continued here
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Mail delays threatened by sale of West End Delivery CentreFitzrovia NewsWorkers have voted to strike against the closure of the Royal Mail delivery and distribution office in Rathbone Place, which they fear would worsen local deliveries and hit jobs. The Royal Mail has announced it intends to sell the office …
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Daily Mail 'Smaller' Royal Mail will put jobs at riskFinancial TimesPlans for further job cuts at Royal Mail are set to be approved by the government as part of ministers' attempts to prepare the state-owned postal operator for privatisation. The proposals come as Vince Cable, …Royal Mail plans to shed …
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Lean And Leaner StillHell MailThose who read Hellmail on a regular basis would not be in the least surprised to learn that job cuts in the Royal Mail are to be accelerated in the coming years. Despite ongoing reorganisation of the distribution network which includes the closing of … More: …
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Hawke’s Bay Today Stamp of approval for Queen's letterHawke’s Bay TodayHer teacher, Debbie Winter, said receiving the large embossed envelope stamped with "royal mail" only weeks later was unexpected. "We wrote to her just telling her about Nikita's project and why she had chosen that palace, but we didn't expect …
Read More »Royal Mail plans to shed 40,000 jobs by 2016
Royal Mail is preparing to slash nearly 40,000 jobs over the next five years as it seeks to combat the inexorable decline in postal volumes and privatisation. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail plans to shed 40000 jobs by 2016 – The Independent
Daily Mail Royal Mail plans to shed 40000 jobs by 2016The IndependentRoyal Mail is preparing to slash nearly 40000 jobs over the next five years as it seeks to combat the inexorable decline in postal volumes and privatisation. The postal operator has already agreed a three-year deal with the …Postal …
Read More »Postal workers’ union puts its foot down over job losses
UNION leaders have threatened a national strike among postal workers after reports that the Royal Mail is planning to cut 40,000 jobs, one in four of its workforce in the next More: continued here
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