Royal Mail has been warned it must stop using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse for late deliveries even as it grapples with nationwide strikes. Ofcom, the communications regulator, has been investigating Royal Mail after it missed official performance targets because of Covid. The watchdog said it had decided Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail makes big change to last day you can send Christmas post due to strikes
Royal Mail has told customers they will have to send their Christmas post earlier than usual this year to make sure it arrives in time for the big day. The change is due to ongoing strike action by the company’s workers. Planned industrial action by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) …
Read More »Christmas chaos for Royal Mail staff in Leeds as packages and letters left ‘scattered all over’
The member of staff, who has requested to remain anonymous, submitted a number of photos taken at the mail centre in Stourton of parcels and bags “scattered all over the dock” and “piled six foot high”. The man, who has worked for Royal Mail for nearly a decade, told the …
Read More »Royal Mail bosses accused of ‘intimidating, gaslighting and mocking’ their own staff online
ROYAL MAIL bosses are “intimidating, gaslighting and mocking” their own staff online, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) charged today. The union strongly rejected claims from the privatised firm that a “culture of intimidation is leading to wholly unacceptable behaviour” on picket lines nationwide, as striking workers fight for the future …
Read More »Royal Mail says you should post earlier than usual this Christmas
Royal Mail is asking customers to post their mail earlier than usual for Christmas this year as a result of the ongoing strike action by its workers. he company is bringing forward its latest recommended posting dates for domestic and international mail to help manage any impact from planned strike …
Read More »Royal Mail warns as final postal dates moved forward amid workers planning six days of strikes
Post your Christmas letters and presents early, Royal Mail warns as it brings final postal dates forward amid warnings of mail meltdown with workers planning six days of strikes People are being warned to send parcels and Christmas cards early this year Dates for sending second-class post has been brought …
Read More »Royal Mail brings forward last posting dates for Christmas
Royal Mail has made a change to its last posting dates ahead of Christmas. The company says customers should post their mail earlier than usual amid ongoing strikes. Nick Landon, chief commercial officer, Royal Mail, said: “The CWU is striking at our busiest time, holding Christmas to ransom for our …
Read More »Royal Mail brings forward last Christmas post dates after parcels mountain at sorting offices
Royal Mail has brought forward its final posting dates to try to make sure presents and cards arrive in time for Christmas after i revealed mountains of post is piling up at sorting offices. The last day to post parcels and letters second class this year is Monday 12 December …
Read More »Customers angry as bank cards and NHS letters ‘stuck in the post’ amid strikes
Royal Mail customers have voiced frustration after important letters containing replacement bank cards and NHS appointment details became stuck in the post amid continuing postal strikes. About 115,000 unionised employees walked out of their jobs from Wednesday 30 November to Thursday 1 December after talks between the Communication Workers Union …
Read More »Royal Mail urges customers to post earlier than usual this Christmas amid ongoing postal strikes
Royal Mail is asking customers to post their mail earlier than usual for Christmas this year as a result of the ongoing strike action by its workers after they rejected a pay offer. The company is bringing forward its latest recommended posting dates for domestic and international mail to help …
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