Royal Mail

Agencies supplying strike-breaking temps to Royal Mail will be breaking the lawPersonnelToday.com"If Royal Mail were to recruit its temporary staff in this way, it is actually the temping agency that would be breaking the law. … More: continued here

Royal Mail to hire 30000 to cope with backlogFinancial TimesThe Royal Mail said on Sunday it would hire 30000 temporary staff to help cope with the backlog expected to be created by planned strikes and the higher … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Postal strike: Royal Mail denies it is trying to 'break' Communication Workers …Telegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail bosses have denied claims their recruitment blitz will 'break' unions and dismissed suggestions that hiring tens of thousands of temporary …Concerns raised for charities and businesses over postal strikeTewkesbury ADMAGall 2 news articles » More: continued …

London unions stitch-up fear over Labour leaderWalesOnlineHuw Lewis was due to meet members of the Communication Workers Union at Wales' biggest Royal Mail sorting office in Cardiff this week, but the visit was …and more » More: continued here

A Royal Mail boss said today that a 30,000-strong recruitment blitz was not designed to “break” a union as last-ditch talks aimed at preventing this week’s crippling strikes went ahead. Related Stories Sectarian thugs are trying to drive me out of village Shark bites aquarium worker Dad due in court …

Last minute talks between the Royal Mail and the union are to take place later today, with the aim of halting this week’s strikes by postal workers. Talks come after Royal Mail said they would hire up to 30,000 temporary workers to alleviate the impact of “unjustified and irresponsible” striking. …

Marketing Week Royal Mail to hold talks with unionsMarketing WeekRoyal Mail is to meet with union officials today (19 October) in a bid to avert the national postal strikes planned for later this week. …'Government urged to help end postal strikes'http://www.marketscan.co.uk/consumer-and-business-data-news.aspx (blog)Concerns raised for charities and businesses over postal strikeTewkesbury …

Aston Villa deliver red letter day over ChelseaBirminghamMail.netBRITAIN might be poised for a Royal Mail strike but one place you are guaranteed to get special deliveries is at Villa Park. The country's postal service is …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail's temp worker plan 'could be illegal'Parcel2GoThe CWU and GMB unions call into question the legality of the Royal Mail's plan. The Royal Mail's decision to bring in 30000 temporary workers to minimise … More: continued here

This is Money Ditch the post with online bankingThis is MoneySnail mail – the postal system operated by disaster-prone Royal Mail – is about to get slower than ever, thanks to the looming national postal strike. … More: continued here