WORKERS at a Royal Mail subsidiary are to strike for basic employment rights, their union announced yesterday. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) said subsidiary eCourier treats staff as “independent contractors” with no rights to minimum wages, holidays, sick pay and other rights. They will strike on October …
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A holidaymaker has listed a pudding from one of Thomas Cook’s last ever flights for sale on eBay – and it’s set to sell for more than £21. Jade Ray, 31, was served the James Martin Ginger Jamacian pudding while jetting from Paphos, Cyprus, to Manchester nearly two weeks ago (16). …
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The Communication Workers Union says that it rejects government’s plans for the future of Post Bank, which may include separating the bank from the Post Office and the Department of Communications, and placing it under National Treasury. Earlier in September, Minister of Communication Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams told Parliament’s portfolio committee on …
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PUBLISHED: 11:45 27 September 2019 | UPDATED: 11:45 27 September 2019 A number of Royal Mail post boxes have been targeted in suspected arson attacks in Thorpe St Andrew. Picture: Archant © ARCHANT NORFOLK 2015 Police are appealing for information after post boxes were targeted in suspected arson attacks in …
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The Duke of Sussex hugged a young woman with HIV today as he spoke about escaping to Botswana in the wake of his mother’s death. In a touching reunion, Harry embraced 20-year-old Tlotlo Moilwa, who lost her mother and father to AIDS when she was four-years-old before testing positive for HIV …
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A WREXHAM farmer, who has been appearing on a BBC Two dating show, has enjoyed a successful stint on the show. Episode 2 of the second series of Love In The Countryside aired on Tuesday, September 24 and features Grace Edwards, a 23-year-old sheep and dairy farmer who lives in …
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Greek civil servants strike; UK postal workers strike ballot; South African bank workers to walk out Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 27 September 2019 Europe Greek civil servants and transport workers hold 24-hour strike Around half a million Greek civil servants held a 24-hour strike Tuesday. The …
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A postman stood beside an art work titled Alphabetti Spaghett by artist Alex Chinneck on Norborough Road in Sheffield, Yorkshire. PA Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 26, 2019. British artist Alex Chinneck has returned with three identical new public artworks across the UK titled: ‘Alphabetti Spaghetti’. The sculptures which appeared …
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Britain's largest car maker, Jaguar Land Rover, will shut down its four UK factories …. Royal Mail couriers to go on strike to demand employment rights. Source link
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Earlier this month, Bridgend County Borough Council became the latest employer to sign up to the TUC’s Charter aimed at helping employees who become terminally ill at work. The Dying to Work campaign is seeking greater security for terminally ill workers and offers them additional employment protections when they need them …
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