WELLBEING: Royal Mail must update its dementia policy as the cost-of-living crisis fuels a record number of economically active older workers, CWU delegates have said. A motion passed at the union’s conference in Bournemouth today warned that the abolition of the default retirement age in 2011 combined with rising pension ages are …
Read More »CWU Conference 2024 Posties are being treated in an ‘awful’ way by ‘faceless’ HR who now ‘run the company’, say CWU delegates
POSTAL workers are being treated in an awful way by “faceless HR staff who now run the company,” Communication Workers Union (CWU) delegates have said. An emergency motion warning of an “out of control and unaccountable” fifth column within Royal Mail was passed unanimously at the union’s annual conference in Bournemouth today. Plymouth and East …
Read More »PRESS DIGEST-British Business – April 23
April 23 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – Keith Williams, the chairman of Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distributions Services, has urged Ofcom to speed …
Read More »UK limbers up for rate cut… and not before time, says ALEX BRUMMER
By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:03 EDT, 22 April 2024 Andrew Bailey has had little to celebrate of late. He has suffered the slings and arrows of the barbed Bernanke report on Bank of England forecasting and indiscriminate fire from former Prime Minister Liz Truss. Amid the …
Read More »Base Resources, Made Tech, Tungsten West
With tensions in the Middle East easing – at least for now – and a renewed flurry of M&A activity, equity markets started the week on the front foot. London’s AIM All Share briefly traded above 750 for the first time in a week before reaching the bell up four …
Read More »Guest post: Every legal professional needs to know about privacy law compliance – Here’s where to start
Michael Whitbread, senior legal counsel for the Vesparum Group and Draftable, shares why all legal professionals should stay across developments in privacy law. He offers practical action points to help organisations stay compliant and avoid breaches, penalties, and reputational damage. Privacy law compliance is fast becoming one of those key …
Read More »People encouraged to look out for voter packs ahead of PCC election
People across Bath and North East Somerset who have registered to vote by post have begun to receive their postal packs ahead of the Avon and Somerset PCC election in May. The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) oversees the local police force and ensures they are prioritising what matters to …
Read More »FTSE 100 Live 23 April: Index hits intraday high, private sector growth up | Evening Standard
Today's top performing London stocks are Primark owner AB Foods after a strong update and JD Sports Fashion following a US acquisition. FTSE 100 Live … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail delivers boy’s first birthday card – just before his 10th
A young boy was shocked to receive a first birthday card – nearly nine years late. Alfie Wilson’s dad Richard received a surprise postcard from Royal Mail telling him they had a card that didn’t have a valid stamp. So he paid a £2.50 fee to have the card delivered …
Read More »Lagarde Reiterates Europe, US Shouldn’t Engage in Subsidy Race
(Bloomberg) — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reiterated that Europe and the US should avoid excessively offering economic perks in a bid to boost growth. Most Read from Bloomberg “We should not become engaged in a subsidy race between our economies, which creates a zero-sum game,” Lagarde said Monday …
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