A fresh round of postal strikes is on the horizon after talks between Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) collapsed once again. Union leaders rejected a 10 per cent pay rise, plus a bonus of up to £1,500, they announced on Wednesday. The dispute over pay and working …
Read More »Royal Mail apologises after 11% pay rise April Fools prank
CWU blasted Royal Mail for their response to the ‘tone deaf’ prank Royal Mail was forced to apologise after a manager announced an 11% pay rise for staff, only to reveal it was an April Fool’s Day prank. The announcement was made in a letter which suggested Royal Mail and …
Read More »Royal Mail talks end without agreement in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions
Wednesday 05 April 2023 1:15 pm Talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute at Royal Mail have ended without agreement. The company has been meeting the Communication Workers Union to try to reach a deal over pay, jobs and conditions. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “After 11 months of talks, including mediation by Sir Brendan Barber …
Read More »Royal Mail: talks end with no deal
Talks between Royal Mail management and the CWU have concluded without an agreement being reached – and predictably there’s also a disagreement about the lack of an agreement. The Communication Workers Union issued an update this morning (5 April), stating that the latest talks with Royal Mail had ended …
Read More »Royal Mail scam fraudster ran operation while studying
Police officers found electronic equipment, mobile phones and sim cards all linked to scams when they raided 20-year-old Deventon Melle’s flat in May 2021. A GSM modem was found to be sending 4,345 Royal Mail “smishing” texts at the time officers raided The Maltings accommodation in Haven Road, Colchester. Chelmsford …
Read More »CBI pressure mounts; Royal Mail CWU talks breakdown; Tesla bestselling UK car; FTSE 100 closes higher; Gold’s new high
1. BoE Governor pulls out of flagship dinner as pressure mounts on CBI Leading companies, including Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.) are also reviewing their membership after the Guardian revealed multiple claims of sexual misconduct by CBI staff. Read more 2. Royal Mail pay talks with CWU break down without agreement …
Read More »Royal Mail talks end without agreement
TALKS aimed at resolving a long-running dispute at Royal Mail ended without agreement today. The company had been meeting Communication Workers Union (CWU) negotiators to try to reach a deal on pay, jobs and conditions. A CWU statement said: “There has been progress in several areas and the union made …
Read More »No light at the end of the tunnel for Royal Mail negotiations | Nils Pratley
Virtually the only point of agreement between the Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) on Wednesday was that talks ended at about 1.30am in the morning. The reasons for the failure of negotiations were, inevitably, disputed. The company cited differences over terms and conditions for new employees – …
Read More »Royal Mail apologises for ‘misjudged’ April Fools’ joke promising staff pay rises | UK News
Royal Mail has apologised for an April Fools’ joke in which staff at a Gloucester branch were promised a pay rise. A poster was placed at the Gloucester North delivery office on 1 April informing staff they would receive an 11% pay rise backdated to April 2022 after an agreement …
Read More »Royal Mail pay talks between CWU end without agreement | Business News
Talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union have ended without agreement. The two sides have been negotiating for 11 months over pay, jobs and conditions for the 112,000-strong workforce. There were 18 strike dates called last year and 2023 has seen the …
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