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Postman fails to deliver mail for more than four yearsDerby Evening Telegraph, UK –11 minutes agoUNDELIVERED mail that was withheld by a postman for more than four years has been returned to residents in Derby. Royal Mail said it was now seeking to … More: continued here

The news that postal workers are being pressured by Royal Mail managers to walk at a set speed on their delivery rounds will doubtless prompt differing reactions. Some will regard it as an outrageous attempt by bureaucrats to force ordinary workers to conform to their bloodless spread-sheet efficiency models. Others …

Get cracking on your Christmas postReading Evening Post, UK –5 minutes agoRoyal Mail is reminding us all to get cracking with our Christmas cards to make sure the festive season goes with a bang. Staff at the Royal Mail Centre in … More: continued here

Oxford postal strike: Walk-out may be on another dayBanbury Cake, UK –3 minutes agoWorkers had voted three-to-one to walk out in protest at the proposed June closure of the mail centre in Garsington Road, Cowley. But last night, Royal Mail… More: continued here

Posties 'pressurised to walk fast'The Press Association –3 minutes agoThe union said delivery workers were being pressed to complete "unrealistic" rounds to gain financial savings. The Royal Mail denied the union's claims. More: continued here

Royal Mail refuses to deliver Christmas cardLincolnshire Echo, UK –43 minutes agoChristmas cheer seems to have missed the post after Royal Mail stopped a card from being delivered to a Lincoln pensioner, despite being within the …Longer hours on the cards for Royal Mail's Callers OfficesEdinburgh Evening NewsRoyal Mail’s festive plansDaily PostMail …

Royal Mail's 4mph marching order gets a postman's knockguardian.co.uk, UK –5 hours agoLike many of his colleagues, he had little time for Royal Mail's apparent edict that delivery staff must almost double their previous pace of 2.4mph to meet …Royal Mail forcing postmen to speed upIrish TimesComputer says this postman should be …

Postal workers have complained that they are being “bullied” into walking faster to complete their rounds more quickly under costsaving measures. More: continued here

A SUPERB poem by a Hastings schoolgirl has been adopted by Royal Mail bosses to tackle bullying in the workplace. (10/12/2008 14:18:19) More: continued here

Postal workers have complained that they are being pressured into walking faster to complete their rounds under cost-saving measures.The Communication Workers Union said delivery staff are being told to walk at a speed of 4mph, an increase over a previous target of 2.4mph.The union said delivery workers are being pressed …