A Royal Mail delivery driver has been awarded £4,000 for “injury to feelings” after he had a panic attack because he was relocated to a new route 10 miles away. An employment tribunal was told that Paul Phillips suffers with anxiety and depression and felt “additional stress” at the prospect …
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Royal Mail is scaling back deliveries by flight in the UK and will instead transport more mail by road, in a move it said would help to both improve reliability for customers and cut carbon emissions in support of its plan to become a net zero company by 2040. The …
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After increasing the price of a first-class postage stamp to 68 cents in January, the U.S. Postal Service is planning to increase the cost again in the coming days. The USPS will bump the cost of a first-class Forever stamp to 73 cents on July 14, a 5% jump from …
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Edinburgh’s returning officer has backed calls for a review of the UK’s postal voting system after delays in the distribution of ballots meant some were unable to vote in last week’s election. Paul Lawrence said the process of printing and posting out ballots “needs to be looked at” to ensure …
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(CNN) — Columbia University announced Monday it has permanently removed three deans from their posts after finding they engaged in “very troubling” text messages that touched on antisemitic tropes. In a letter, Columbia President Minouche Shafik committed to holding those officials responsible for the “disturbing” incident, which occurred during a …
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By Ritika Bhoora2024-07-08T16:13:00 As the UK embraces a period of change after the Labour Party’s landslide victory, Retail Week takes a closer look at the new business and trade secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, and what the retail sector should expect from him. After Labour’s landslide victory, the retail sector is hopeful …
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The logistics arm of 7X (formally Emirates Post Group), EMX, has launched a new international solution for e-commerce parcel delivery across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The new service from EMX is aimed at streamlining the delivery procedures for companies seeking to broaden their reach to customers in Saudi …
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Almost half of voters in constituencies lost by the Conservatives in the general election think former prime minister Rishi Sunak was wrong to weaken climate commitments. The study, commissioned by Greenpeace UK, suggests that concerns over climate and nature issues may have influenced the way in which people voted, leading …
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Microsoft has told staff they will be able to pick up iPhones at various offices in China and Hong Kong to replace Android devices such as those made by Huawei and Xiaomi. Multinationals have introduced increasingly strict protocols for staff when visiting or working in China. Consultancies Deloitte and KPMG …
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In addition to the cost savings, Royal Mail said the move will save around 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year and help it meet a target of achieving net zero emissions by 2040. The company’s delivery lorries run partly on hydrotreated vegetable oil – a renewable alternative to diesel …
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