Royal Mail

Royal Mail bosses want to cut costs by a tenth to help cope with the threat posed by the recession and increased competition, a union said, citing leaked company documents. More: continued here

Royal Mail chiefs are splashing out almost £1million on furniture for their new HQ – as 16,000 postal workers face the axe. More: continued here

Pressure on the government to reverse controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail is likely to increase with the release today of a new opinion poll which shows huge public opposition to the idea. More: continued here

Three out of four people are opposed to the Government’s controversial plans to partprivatise the Royal Mail a survey says. More: continued here

Royal Mail plans to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on designer furniture for its new riverside headquarters it has been claimed. More: continued here

BBC News Papers blast the bankers' bonusesBBC News, UK –9 hours agoThe Daily Mail calls the bonuses "grotesque" when so many people are struggling to keep their jobs in a recession caused by "greedy bankers". …What the commentators say today…guardian.co.ukMonday newspaper round-up: Bank bonuses, Royal Bank of Scotland, BG,ShareCastGovernment orders bank bonuses, …

Postbus service may be under threatstv.tv, UK –2 hours agoConcerns have been raised that Royal Mail may be about to cut some of its Postbus services in Sutherland. Concerns have been raised that Royal Mail may be … More: continued here

Rob Routs to Succeed Dudley Eustace as Chairman of AEGON's …FOXBusiness –3 hours agoMr. Routs, 62, a former Executive Director with Royal Dutch Shell PLC., will succeed Dudley Eustace, who will retire in 2010 as chairman of AEGON's … More: continued here

Times Online Staff fear axe in Royal Mail modernisationBelfast Telegraph, United Kingdom –Feb 6, 2009By Victoria O’Hara Thousands of Royal Mail workers in Northern Ireland are facing an uncertain future after it emerged the group is to undergo a massive …Royal Mail Plans to Make Job Cuts Amid Restructuring ProgramBloombergUnion warns of …

Bonus row intensifiesDirector of Finance online, UK –6 minutes agoMorning business news, 9 Feb 09: RBS, Rio Tinto, ITN, Royal Mail and more insight into the recession. Alistair Darling vowed on Sunday to impose pay … More: continued here