Two major Canadian banks are once again building reserves to guard against loan defaults as uncertainty mounts about the prospects of an economic downturn, with Royal Bank of Canada CEO Dave McKay warning that “the end of an economic cycle” is getting nearer. RBC’s RY-T third-quarter profit fell 17 per …
Read More »Royal Mail reportedly considering scrapping key deal with unions on job protection ahead of strike
https://sputniknews.com/20220825/royal-mail-reportedly-mulls-scrapping-major-deal-with-union-on-job-protection-ahead-of-strikes-1099967577.html Royal Mail reportedly considering scrapping key deal with unions on job protection ahead of strike Royal Mail reportedly considering scrapping key deal with unions on job protection ahead of strike Earlier this year, Royal Mail announced plans to eliminate around 700 management jobs in a bid to cut costs …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes and August Bank Holiday: when post will be delivered
Royal Mail workers will hold a series of walk-outs in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced the decision for postal workers to strike earlier this month, with some 115,000 workers expected to walk out. Workers are demanding a “dignified, proper pay rise” …
Read More »Hobbies: Tell us about what YOU collect!
Getty Images Sticker books are popular with many people Do you consider yourself a collector? Maybe you have a passion for collecting badges, slime, or football or Pokémon cards – or maybe you always pick up pebbles and shells at the seaside? What about a more traditional collection – stamps …
Read More »Key details of robodebt royal commission – Mandurah Mail
A Letters Patent has been issued by the governor-general to establish a royal commission into the former debt assessment and recovery scheme … Source link
Read More »PM announces robodebt royal commission – Mandurah Mail
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled a royal commission into the controversial robodebt scheme. The automated matching of… Source link
Read More »Royal Mail faces £100m hit from strikes | Business
Four days of postal strikes that begin tomorrow are set to deliver a £100 million blow to Royal Mail’s finances. The company is in deadlock with the Communication Workers Union in a dispute over pay and modernisation. About 115,000 Royal Mail workers plan 24-hour industrial actions tomorrow, on Wednesday next …
Read More »Meghan Markle Spotify podcast: Royal expert says ‘show must go on’ after fire in Archie’s room
Meghan Markle would have known that the ‘show must go on’ and her engagements had to continue after a ‘fire’ broke out in her son Archie’s room in South Africa where he was meant to be sleeping, a royal expert said today. Archie, then four months old, was not in …
Read More »Outback mailman who delivered post by walking 700km through the Nullarbor
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the name and image of a person who has died. Ninety-nine years ago today, a small snippet of an extraordinary life was noted in an Adelaide newspaper. On page 17 of the Saturday Journal, readers were introduced to Koolbiri, also known as …
Read More »Free app access for The Week’s subscribers during Royal Mail strikes
Strikes by Royal Mail workers over the next few weeks are likely to disrupt deliveries of The Week magazine. Throughout this period, all subscribers (including those with print-only packages) will be able to read The Week’s digital editions. To access the digital edition: Visit the Apple App Store or Google …
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