[ad_1] 2022 will be remembered as the year of three prime ministers, record-breaking temperatures, the war in Ukraine, and strikes. Over the last 12 months a number of industries, all with employees dealing with inflation eating away at their paychecks, have taken action in a bid to force employers to improve pay and conditions. Indeed,…
[ad_1] Small businesses are turning their back on Royal Mail in the face of severe delays, instead using other couriers, despite the fact that doing so has, in many cases, doubled their shipping costs. Royal Mail has been striking over pay and conditions with numerous more strike days planned for December, severely affecting the delivery…
[ad_1] Royal Mail’s performance since March has been “well short of where it should be” and the postal operator has had “plenty of time to learn the lessons of the pandemic”, the industry regulator said yesterday. In the three months to September, Royal Mail managed to deliver just 72.6 per cent of first-class mail within…
[ad_1] R oyal Mail is asking customers to post their mail earlier than usual for Christmas this year as a result of the ongoing strike action by its workers. The company is bringing forward its latest recommended posting dates for domestic and international mail to help manage any impact from planned strike action by members…
[ad_1] Royal Mail is urging Brits to send their post earlier this Christmas to avoid the impact of strike action. The company has brought forward its Latest Recommended Posting Dates to give senders a better chance of seeing their mail arrive before Christmas Day. The postal service has warned customers that 2nd class post should…
[ad_1] Posties are set to walk out over a pay and conditions dispute in a move which will impact services over the festive period (Picture: PA) People are being urged to send their Christmas post ahead of schedule if they want it to be delivered on time. Royal Mail said gifts and cards would need…
[ad_1] Recent months have seen many industries announce strike action as staff struggle with the cost of the living and ask for support. December will see the run-up to Christmas disrupted for some as different unions strike. From the Royal Mail, rail industries, and the NHS to name a few, industrial action is set to…
[ad_1] Families will have one less week to post Christmas presents to loved ones elsewhere in the country this year as strike action brings the postal service to its knees. Royal Mail has brought forward the last date for guaranteed festive deliveries by a week. It now recommends sending first class post by December 16…
[ad_1] Exclusive: The CWU has accused Royal Mail execs, who are also directors at the postal service’s dedicated recruitment partner, of hiring agency workers to fill in gaps during strike action The CWU have said that Royal Mail have a ‘permanent strike-breaking resource’ ( Image: PA) Royal Mail executives are doubling as bigwigs at a…
[ad_1] A Royal Mail worker in Yorkshire has said he is “appalled” at the organisation at the mail centre during the busy Christmas period. The member of staff, who works in Leeds and has requested to remain anonymous, submitted a number of photos taken at the mail centre in Stourton of parcels and bags “scattered…