Royal Mail

The Royal Mail is to hold a two-day summit with union leaders next month to discuss modernising the business in a move expected to lead to job cuts, it was revealed today. More: continued here

Labour faces clash with unions over Royal MailTimes Online, UK –12 minutes agoLabour will reach “breaking point” with the unions if the Government presses ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail, the party was warned … More: continued here

Car parts firm to axe 60 workersShields Gazette, UK –8 minutes agoAnd post office union leaders have expressed anger amid fears that Royal Mail was planning to axe 10 per cent of its staff nationwide. … More: continued here

Royal Mail plan to cut costs by 10% expected to hit thousands of jobsBrand Republic, UK –4 hours agoby Daniel Farey-Jones, Brand Republic 06-Feb-09, 11:10 LONDON – Unions claim as much as 16000 job losses are likely at Royal Mail after managers were told … More: continued here

Postman dumped mail to take care of disabled fatherDoncaster Today, UK –1 hour agoMichael Rowe, was sacked by Royal Mail following an investigation after residents complained about missing post. The 34-year-old admitted not delivering … More: continued here

Camden New Journal Royal Mail launches investigation after art work is undelivered …Camden New Journal, UK –2 hours agoROYAL Mail has launched an investigation amid accusations that a valuable painting meant for one of London’s top art galleries was sold in a “lost post” … More: continued here

UK Manufacturing Contracts, Insolvencies Rise in RecessionBloomberg –4 hours agoRoyal Mail Group Plc, Britain’s public postal service, said today it plans to cut jobs as part of a restructuring program to address increased competition … More: continued here

Royal Mail job losses despite turning a profitDirector of Finance online, UK –6 minutes agoIn January it was announced in a trading update covering the nine months to Christmas that the Royal Mail Group made a £255 million operating profit before … More: continued here

Royal Mail meeting unions on modernisationIndependent, UK –9 minutes agoBy Alan Jones, Press Association The Royal Mail is to hold a two-day summit with union leaders next month to discuss modernising the business in a move … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Friday newspaper round-up: Royal Mail to axe 16000ShareCast, UK –1 hour agoLONDON (SHARECAST) – Royal Mail plans to cut 16000 jobs in a move that would unleash further industrial unrest on the battered economy. …Department store’s Icelandic investor is in troubleWalesOnlineall 294 news articles More: continued here