Marketreach is the direct mail research arm of Royal Mail. Liam Kay investigates how it is using insight for the benefit of the mail industry. How do you feel when an envelope drops through your letterbox? Joy? Fear? Frustration? Annoyance? Excitement? Is it a case of reaching for the bin …
Read More »Reminder over postal votes for Salisbury elections as Royal Mail strikes loom
SALISBURY residents are being urged to make sure their postal votes are sent in on time as Royal Mail strike action looms. This advice has been issued by the returning officer for Wiltshire ahead of the Wiltshire Council unitary election for the Salisbury St Paul’s Division and a Salisbury City Council by-election …
Read More »Full list of 18 Royal Mail strike dates in the run-up to Christmas
Royal Mail staff are poised to walk out again as a dispute over pay continues. From Thursday (October 20), workers will walk out on 18 days from October to December, covering the busy pre-Christmas period which includes Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Over summer more than 100,000 postal workers took …
Read More »Broker Tips: AstraZeneca, Antofagasta, Dechra Pharmaceuticals
Deutsche Bank reiterates ‘hold’ recommendation for Hargreaves Lansdown Barclays downgrades International Distributions Services to ‘equal weight’ Shore Capital reiterates ‘buy’ rating for Astra Zeneca Morgan Stanley upgrades Antofagasta to ‘equal-weight’ Jefferies upgrades Dechra Pharmaceuticals to ‘buy’ Deutsche Bank has reiterated its ‘hold’ recommendation for Hargreaves Lansdown (LON: HL), with a …
Read More »Householders reminded about possible change to waste collection day
19/10/2022 – Permalink Related topics: Climate change / environment / Partner organisations New recycling and waste collection calendars are being posted to households in the former North Shropshire, South Shropshire and Shrewsbury & Atcham districts/boroughs this week – with people urged to look out for any change to their collection …
Read More »Congress 2022 – Day One round up
Union Matters October 19 2022 As more and more groups of workers become involved in strikes, ballots and action, could the UK be heading towards a general strike? Radical protesters have been chanting: ‘TUC, call a general strike’ outside Congress for many, many years, but delegates hearing them as …
Read More »Factbox: Strikes, protests in Europe over cost of living and pay
Oct 18 (Reuters) – European countries are facing more strikes and protests due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living. Here are details of some industrial actions and demonstrations. FRANCE Regional train traffic in France was cut by about half on Tuesday as several unions called a nationwide …
Read More »Inaugural menopause awards showcase the brands making a difference
news Safety & Health Practitioner Channel 4, Royal Mail, Co-op, WW and Next are among the winners at the inaugural GenM Awards – the awards aim to celebrate the brands leading change for the menopausal consumers and staff alike, and were launched by GenM – the menopause partner for over …
Read More »The Royal Mail is adding barcodes to regular stamps, making them obsolete after January 31, 2023 – UKNIP
People are advised to either use up these stamps or exchange them for the new barcoded ones before the end of the year.Paper stamps are being phased out as part of the company’s ongoing modernization efforts. They claim that the new unique barcodes will improve operations and allow for the …
Read More »Royal Mail jobs in Perth and Kinross at risk after plan announced to cut 10,000 roles
Royal Mail jobs in Perth and Kinross could be at risk after the national postal service company announced plans to cut up to 10,000 roles by next August. Ongoing strike action and huge financial losses at the parcel giants has been blamed for the decision. Mail bosses said on Friday …
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