21 July 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail has asked regulator Ofcom to reconsider its decision not to allow it to track packages under the Universal Service Obligation (USO). Ofcom had ruled that it could not allow tracking of parcels under USO as it would hurt competition. At the same …
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Saturday postal deliveries are to be axed in a bid to cut costs as Royal Mail is losing £1 million per day, the chairman of the company has revealed. Speaking to the Today programme, Keith Williams CBE said the company is looking at ending Saturday letter deliveries, adding: ‘Our consumers …
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Royal Mail warned it could split up its business as it loses £1million a day amid a pay row with trade unions. The post carrier said a break-up was on the cards unless it achieved ‘significant operational change’, adding it was considering ‘all options’ for its future. The company is …
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By Kyle Morris Royal Mail PLC said Wednesday that it will consider the separation of its namesake Royal Mail business and GLS if it can’t achieve significant operational change at Royal Mail in the U.K. The British letter-and-parcel courier said it will rename the holding company to International Distributions Services …
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ROYAL Mail is planning to scrap Saturday post deliveries in a cost-cutting move as bosses claim the firm is losing £1million a day. The struggling company said they need to “transform the way we work” with UK sales down 11.5 per cent in the three months to the end of …
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20 July 2022, 13:05 Royal Mail workers have voted in favour of a strike. Picture: Alamy When is the postal strike happening? Royal Mail workers threaten their biggest strike ever this summer which could cause huge postal disruption across the country. Royal Mail workers are in talks to do their …
Read More »The boss of Royal Mail has said that disputes with unions over pay have stalled transformation plans. The warning comes after the company posted a slump in sales and told shareholders that weaker parcel demand and “stalled” cost savings will weigh on its outlook for the year. With bosses saying …
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Terry Pullinger, Deputy General Secretary of CWU (Communication Workers Union) slammed the Conservative Government for not tackling the issue of inflation in the British economy. Mr Pullinger claimed the Government was not doing enough to help workers in the UK. The General Secretary then went on to savage Kieth Williams …
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A postman delivering mail The boss of Royal Mail has said disputes with unions over job cuts and pay have stalled transformation plans but stressed the company is still open to talks with unions. The warning came as the firm posted a slump in sales and told shareholders that weaker …
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Royal Mail has warned union bosses preparing to strike that the business could be split in two as its British arm loses £1m a day. The former FTSE 100 company warned the Communication Workers Union (CWU), whose 115,000 members yesterday voted in favour of strike action, that its UK and …
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