Royal Mail bosses face a race against time to reach a deal with the workforce on proposed changes to its final salary pension scheme. A consultation on the proposals ends next Sunday. More: continued here
Read More »California discourages needy from signing up for food stamps – Los Angeles Times
California discourages needy from signing up for food stampsLos Angeles TimesEven though Republican Gov. Rick Perry ultimately got rid of the policy, Texas — always seeking to whittle down "big government" — remains one of the most effective states at keeping its poor out of the giant federal food stamp …
Read More »Business letters: August 18
LAST WEEK’S story on the Royal Mail pension funds (“Royal Mail pumps £90m into bosses’ pension plan”) may have left the wrong impression that the group’s executive pension plan was being supported more favourably than the main scheme for company employees. More: continued here
Read More »Scots post office workers to strike
POST Office workers in Scotland are to go on strike as part of UK-wide action over the August Bank Holiday weekend in an escalating row over jobs, pay and closures. More: continued here
Read More »California discourages needy from signing up for food stamps
The state's participation rate is the lowest in the U.S. — only about half of those qualified get the aid — making it the envy of more-conservative states. WASHINGTON — It was not surprising that Texas held out. More: continued here
Read More »Former Ramsey County detox worker convicted of buying client’s food stamps – Pioneer Press
Former Ramsey County detox worker convicted of buying client's food stampsPioneer PressAn aide with the Ramsey County Detox Center who was accused of buying a client's food stamps debit card has been convicted. Judge Patrick Diamond delivered the written verdict Friday after hearing evidence last month in the trial of …
Read More »Postal strikes in Weston-super-Mare and Bridgwater affect services – BBC News
BBC News Postal strikes in Weston-super-Mare and Bridgwater affect servicesBBC NewsVal Bodden from Royal Mail said: "It is disappointing that our colleagues have decided to take industrial action and we will do everything we can to minimise the disruption to our customers. "Royal Mail is fully committed to the process …
Read More »MP concern at Post Office move plan
The Post Office is urged by an MP not to move one of its Wrexham offices to a shop near a busy road. More: continued here
Read More »Facebook Sets Its Sights on eBay’s Crown Jewel – Motley Fool
Facebook Sets Its Sights on eBay's Crown JewelMotley FoolThe eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY ) of old is becoming a distant memory. The digital flea market of the late '90s has given way to a company that's increasingly a play on digital payments. The majority of the company's profits still come from …
Read More »La Jollan on food stamps gives beach bums bad name – U-T San Diego
La Jollan on food stamps gives beach bums bad nameU-T San DiegoHere's how Jason Greenslate, a La Jolla surfer who gets $200 a month in government food stamps, describes a typical day: "Wake up, go down the beach with my friends, hit on some chicks, start drinking." — Fox News. …
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