The main trade union at Royal Mail has served notice for a strike ballot among 110,000 workers. The Communication Workers Union is in dispute with the postal delivery company over issues including threats to the universal service obligation, which means that post is delivered at uniform prices across Britain six …
Read More »All the new postage stamps featuring Royal Navy ships
Newsgallery This gallery of images features all of the Royal Mail’s new collection of stamps commemorating Royal Navy ships from 500 years of maritime history. Renowned marine artist Robert G Lloyd was commissioned to create original artworks of the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and HMS King George V for …
Read More »Royal Mail bosses told of strike ballot
POSTAL workers have served notice to Royal Mail bosses that they will be balloting for national strike action next week. The CWU will begin balloting 110,000 members at the Royal Mail Group (RMG) on September 24. Workers are angry about the proposed fragmentation of the RMG, and are concerned that bosses …
Read More »Morning Financial Press Review 19/09/19
Below are the key morning press headlines, featuring the The Times, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail & more – see the full Press section here. The main trade union at Royal Mail (RMG) FOLLOW has served notice for a strike ballot among 110,000 workers. The Communication Workers Union is in dispute with the …
Read More »Business Live: August retail sales fall
Business Live: August retail sales fall – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Get in touch: bizlivepage@bbc.co.uk Next profits rise, shares fall Unexpected fall in August retail sales Bank of England rate decision due Parcel companies in ‘illegal’ behaviour Kier plunges to loss JD Sports’ Footasylum deal faces …
Read More »Royal Mail are looking for posties in Reading and here’s what they are paying
Royal Mail is looking for postal workers to help out during of the busiest time of the year. The company is hiring staff in Reading to cope with increased demand at Christmas. On the run up to the holiday, the company has to deal with thousands of extra letters and …
Read More »Royal Mail’s Parcelforce arm admits breaking competition law
The Royal Mail Group has admitted breaking competition law after an Ofcom investigation. The UK delivery giant has admitted “being part of an illegal anti-competitive agreement” with Salegroup, a reseller of its business parcel delivery services, for more than four years. Last year, Royal Mail Group informed the competition watchdog, …
Read More »Bank of England set to hold interest rate as it braces for Brexit — live updates
Coming up today Next, says Hargreaves Lansdown’s Emilie Stevens, “remains defiant in the face of the high street storm”. The company recently bucked the sector trend by upgrading its forecasts after rising sales. The retailer – like many of its rivals – is trying to move more of its sales …
Read More »Strike ballot called at Royal Mail
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Read More »‘Jury’ to advise Leeds council on climate issues
Sorry, we’re having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can Waiting for Video… Published: 06:00 Thursday 19 September 2019 A so-called “jury” of 25 people selected at random is set to guide Leeds …
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