[ad_1] A new winter of discontent is under way. Strike action on a scale not seen since the 1980s will affect millions as public sector workers demand pay rises to match spiralling inflation. The government will today unveil its plans for new laws to limit the ability to strike, and has vowed to use the…
[ad_1] R etailer Card Factory has upgraded its full-year earnings outlook, despite revealing a hit to its online sales from recent postal strikes. The greetings card and gifts group said store sales rose 7.1% on a like-for-like basis in the 11 months to the end of December as shoppers returned to the high street over…
[ad_1] Letters offering council tenants the chance to withdraw from controversial solar energy contracts have been delayed due to postal strikes. But the Community Energy Scheme says that its customers will still have time to decide whether to take up the offer when they receive the letter. More than 5,000 council houses in Stoke-on-Trent have…
[ad_1] Jan 10 (Reuters) – British greeting cards retailer Card Factory (CARDC.L) forecast annual core earnings ahead of market expectations on Tuesday as people rushed to its high-street stores to buy Christmas cards amid strikes at Royal Mail, which hurt online sales. The company expects full-year core earnings to be at least 106 million pounds…
[ad_1] By David Hartwig Details on the 2023 commemorative stamp program for Great Britain’s Royal Mail have been made available. As reported on page 1 of the Jan. 23 issue of Linn’s, the program will start Jan. 12 with 12 stamps honoring the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. A Feb. 16 issue will commemorate X-men,…
[ad_1] Three things you need to know in the financial markets today from investment writer, Tony Cross. #1. AO World’s unscheduled trading update sees EBITA guidance upped AO World [LON:AO.], the online electrical retailer, has this morning published an unscheduled trading update. Previously announced cost reduction strategies are yielding results, leading to the company upgrading…
[ad_1] The unusual and sometimes eccentric world of royal life from TV dinners served under domed platters to the King’s favourite aftershave is revealed in the pages of the Duke of Sussex’s memoir. Harry gives a glimpse of royal habits behind the walls of royal residence as he describes life growing up as a member…
[ad_1] Bill Shorten takes a swipe at the royal family and issues a message of support for Prince Harry as he calls for Australia to become a republic: ‘Why do we still need to keep borrowing a dysfunctional British family’ Mr Shorten weighed in on the Royals after Prince Harry’s bombshell interviews He questioned why…
[ad_1] We begin with news from the Netherlands, where it appears agreement has been reached between 2 trade unions and PostNL, thus avoiding a Royal Mail-like dispute breaking out. PostNL and trade unions BVPP and CNV have signed agreements in principle on a new collective labour agreement (CLA) for PostNL and one for Saturday deliverers. PostNL…
[ad_1] Certain members of the royal family were “obsessed” with having the highest number of official engagements each year, the Duke of Sussex has said. Harry, writing in his autobiography Spare, said they “feverishly” strived to notch up the most public duties recorded in the official Court Circular. The duke branded the daily list of…