The Times (subscription) Royal Mail boss Moya Greene to return £250000 given for house purchaseThe Times (subscription)Moya Greene, the Canadian chief executive of Royal Mail, is to return £250,000 she used to buy a house after Vince Cable said that the payment should never have been allowed. The Business Secretary, …
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Read More »USPS Warns Protesters Camping At Historic Berkeley Post Office To Move Out
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Read More »£1.5 million Royal Mail boss Moya Greene given £120K to buy house
Royal Mail boss Moya Greene has been shamed into handing back a shocking £120,000 housing perk. The Canadian was given the money to help her buy a home as part of a lavish £1.5million pay and perks package last year. More: continued here
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