An Post chief executive David McRedmond has criticised Britain’s Royal Mail for failing small businesses after Brexit. In a letter to the Financial Times, Mr McRedmond said trade from Britain to Ireland through postal channels had fallen by 52% in one year. He said the UK Post Office has refused …
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Reading Time: 5 minutes What does it feel like when your whole way of life, from family time to weekends, is at risk of being shredded to pieces in the name of profit? Ka Long Tung met a striking Royal Mail worker to find out. By Ka Long Tung I …
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Joe on his round in Somerset The image of the cheerful British postie, out delivering mail in shorts in all weathers, is something of an anachronism in an age where internet shopping and emails have long since changed the nature of the profession, and given the current state of affairs, …
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How to make sure your Christmas gifts arrive for the big day (Picture: Getty) Christmas Day is a magical time for many of us. It’s quality time with family or friends, a chance to feast on some lovely food, wear festive jumpers, maybe enjoy a tipple or two – and …
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LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom recorded the highest number of working days lost to labour disputes in October for more than ten years, official data showed on Tuesday, as employees went on strike to demand higher pay in the face of soaring inflation. The Office for National …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The United Kingdom recorded the highest number of working days lost to labour disputes in October for more than ten years, official data showed on Tuesday, as employees went on strike to demand higher pay in the face of soaring inflation. The Office for National Statistics said 417,000 …
Read More »Officials are warning people to remain vigilant after they received reports of scam emails from Royal Mail. Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, is warning the public to be cautious after they received 400 reports about fake emails purporting to be from Royal Mail. The …
Read More »Shoppers tearing their hair out in the search for Christmas presents online amid strike-hit parcel deliveries have been urged to try a low-tech solution: their local high street. With a quarter of annual toy sales rung up in December, the boss of The Entertainer toy chain told the Guardian it …
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Bosses at Nuneaton’s hospital have reassured patients that they are determined to make sure that letters reach them in time amid the Royal Mail strike action. The George Eliot Hospital has said that the continued strike action may impact the time it takes for patients to receive letters from them. …
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The RMT is involved in two negotiating battles, one with Network Rail, where it represents around 20,000 signallers and maintenance workers, and the other with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), where it represents about 20,000 workers at 14 train companies. Source link
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