The newly privatised Royal Mail has revealed that it will slash 1,600 jobs as part of a £50m cost cutting programme and, unsurprisingly, it has gone down like a lead balloon. More: continued here
Read More »ID thieves targeting post office stamp machines
BEAVERTON, Ore. – At least three people noticed huge withdrawals from their bank accounts after they used self-service stamp machines at Washington County post offices. “Skimmers” are often used on ATM’s and gas pumps to steal credit card information. Now they might be installed on some of those stamp machines, …
Read More »Wal-Mart makes official its reliance on food-stamp recipients for profits – MarketWatch (blog)
Business Insider Wal-Mart makes official its reliance on food-stamp recipients for profitsMarketWatch (blog)Wal-Mart makes official its reliance on food-stamp recipients for profits. March 24, 2014, 10:28 AM. Share: Tweet. More. Digg; Yahoo! Buzz; MySpace; del.icio.us; Reddit. LinkedIn; Fark; StumbleUpon; Newsvine. Email Print …Wal-Mart's dependence on food stamps, revealedLos Angeles TimesWalmart admits …
Read More »US Retail Giant Wal-Mart Admits Dependence On Food Stamps To Keep … – WebProNews
US Retail Giant Wal-Mart Admits Dependence On Food Stamps To Keep …WebProNewsThe form singled out modifications in the “amount of payments under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,” which is more popularly known as the Food Stamp Program. Federal aid policy on these types of assistance plans also include eligibility …and more » …
Read More »Newly-privatised Royal Mail to cut 1,300 jobs
Britain's newly-privatised postal operator Royal Mail is to cut around 1,300 managerial and head office jobs in order to deliver annualised savings of 50 million pounds. Royal Mail, sold off last October in Britain's biggest privatisation for decades, has shed 50,000 jobs in 11 years as part of a lengthy …
Read More »Post office close to honoring fallen soldier
Brockport, N.Y. â- The post office in Brockport is one step closer to being dedicated to a fallen soldier. The House passed a bill Monday to name to Main Street post office branch after Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Reid, who died in December 2012 at age 26 after suffering injuries …
Read More »Royal Mail To Cut 1,600 Jobs In Move Branded 'Ruthless' By Unions
Royal Mail has unveiled plans to cut 1,600 jobs as part of a drive to save £50 million a year in costs, in a move that postal workers unions warned could spark industrial action. The postal delivery service said that 1,300 jobs would be lost in total, mainly from its …
Read More »Royal Mail set to cut 1,600 jobs
Royal Mail has announced it is poised to axe 1,600 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive. The company said it was due to begin consultations with the Communication Workers Union and Unite over the move which will largely involve managerial positions. The company, which controversially floated on the Stock …
Read More »Bungling robbers target Farnworth Post Office but leave empty handed
ROBBERS who threatened customers and staff in a Post Office may have struck twice in one day. More: continued here
Read More »British Guiana one-cent magenta stamp could fetch $20m at auction – The Guardian
The Guardian British Guiana one-cent magenta stamp could fetch $20m at auctionThe GuardianA one-cent magenta postage stamp printed in what was then British Guiana in 1856 is expected to fetch a record price of $10m-$20m (£6m-£12m), Sotheby's has said. The stamp is being sold by the estate of John du …
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