Royal Mail staff sickness leave at record levels

13 December 2021 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail staff absence levels are more than double that of 2018 before the pandemic, according to the carrier. It has maintained that deliveries are operating as normal across most of the UK. Sources have told the BBC that much of the sickness levels …

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IPC parcel volumes up 10%+ across industry in 2020

13 December 2021 Transport / Logistics Services Preliminary findings from International Post Corporation (IPC) IPC Global Postal Industry Report 2021 Key Findings shows that the benefit to the delivery industry from the pandemic is still in effect. Holger Winklbauer, CEO of IPC states: “Posts around the world have rapidly responded to …

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Royal Mail staff absences almost double level of 2018

Postman Royal Mail has confirmed that absence levels are almost double those seen in 2018 before the coronavirus pandemic. It has insisted that deliveries are operating as normal across most of the country. However, a source with close knowledge of its operations has said the internal situation is “horrific” due …

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Creative hospitality will thrive post-Covid

Monday 13 December 2021 5:00 am Letters to the editor, CityAM (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images) [Re: Party’s over, Nov 8] Business travellers cancelling trips following the government’s Plan B guidance is another blow to the hospitality industry. After a tough 18 months, this Christmas period was set to be …

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Developer Ashfield Partnership’s blunder costs residents

THE developer of a Whitenap development of over 1,000 homes have come under fire. Ashfield Partnership, who have released the masterplan outlining the new community, didn’t pay enough postage on their letters resulting in many residents having to pick up the cost. People who wanted a say on the plans …

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