[ad_1] By Jessica Clark, Business Reporter Published: 17:00 EDT, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 20:05 EDT, 9 July 2024 Royal Mail will stop using trains to transport post in a move that brings nearly two centuries of mail rail to an end. The postal service will inform staff today that it is planning to sell…
[ad_1] A postman has won £4,000 from the Royal Mail for ‘injury to feelings’ after suffering a panic attack when he was moved to a new depot. Paul Phillips suffered with anxiety and depression, an employment tribunal heard, and felt ‘additional stress’ at the prospect of having to spend more time commuting to and from…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has announced plans to reduce its domestic flight operations by half. This initiative, which will see 18 domestic flights discontinued by early 2025, aims to enhance operational efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The move is expected to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 30,000 tonnes of carbon equivalent annually. Royal Mail intends to…
[ad_1] A POSTIE has been awarded a £4,000 compensation payout for “injury to feelings” after a transfer to a new route caused him to suffer a panic attack. Paul Phillips took the Royal Mail to an employment tribunal after he was moved from Inverclyde to the depot ten miles away in Erskine. 4 Paul Phillips…
[ad_1] CWU deputy general secretary postal Martin Walsh added: "This news is welcomed. The new Collective Pension Plan will allow all Royal Mail members to … [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Following the UK’s General Election on July 4, Royal Mail has announced that is delivered record volumes of postal votes and candidate mail – growing these by 50% and 30% respectively compared to 2019. Election-related mail delivered to voters over the course of the 2024 General Election campaign included 50.8 million poll cards, 7.26…
[ad_1] By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:01 EDT, 8 July 2024 As a former Bank of England insider, it should come as no surprise that Rachel Reeves held her first meeting with Andrew Bailey while the embers of the election campaign were still burning. The new Chancellor has been coy about her…
[ad_1] Edinburgh’s returning officer has backed calls for a review of the UK’s postal voting system after delays in the distribution of ballots meant some were unable to vote in last week’s election. Paul Lawrence said the process of printing and posting out ballots “needs to be looked at” to ensure the system can cope…
[ad_1] The second week of Wimbledon officially got underway today and unsurprisingly, Centre Court’s Royal Box was brimming with high-profile tennis fans. As the name suggests, the box often houses members of the Royal Family, notably the Princess of Wales, patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Although Kate Middleton herself has so…
[ad_1] The Daily Telegraph: Royal Mail is to scale back its airmail operations in a cost-cutting measure that the postal service has claimed will tackle … [ad_2] Source link