Royal Mail is gearing up to handle half a million return parcels tomorrow (January 6) as part of a 25% surge in returns in the first week of the … Source link
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Royal Mail rolling out revamped postboxes
Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member today An out-of-order postbox in Penyrheol, Caerphilly, during refurbishment Over recent months, numerous postboxes across the borough have been temporarily out of action – …
Read More »Council hears delayed post resulting in missed hospital appointments
Crucially, some councillors claimed hospital appointments are regularly being missed as a result of their constituents not receiving appointment letters in a timely fashion. Royal Mail had been contacted in relation to delayed mail deliveries in Dungannon and Clogher Valley, and the company stressed in correspondence to the local authority …
Read More »Royal Mail postman’s trolley skids away down icy road
A postman’s trolley went rogue on an icy Nottingham driveway, skating down the road while he chased after it. Nicola Dobbs, 55, captured the slippery pursuit on her Ring doorbell, calling it “so amusing” as her postman struggled to regain control of his runaway cart. Source link
Read More »Royal Mail signposts new return options ahead of ‘Takeback Tuesday’
Royal Mail is preparing for half a million gifts to be returned this week ahead of ‘Takeback Tuesday’ – the busiest day of the year for sending back online purchases following the Christmas season. According to Royal Mail data, the number of returns is expected to rise by about 25%, …
Read More »1/2 million gifts to be returned on Takeback Tuesday – ChannelX
Customers can also continue to return parcels at any of the Post Office's 11,500 branches, Royal Mail's 1,200 Customer Service Points and 1,400 parcel … Source link
Read More »UK retailers face January returns challenge worth more than £1.5 billion
Unwanted Christmas presents with a combined value of more than £1.5 billion are now heading back to retailers – with returns set to spike this week as workers now back at their desks add returning unwanted gifts to their ‘to do’ lists. Royal Mail data shows returns are expected to …
Read More »Royal Mail bans postie for kicking over rainbow-coloured gnome and Pride flag plant pot
Royal Mail has banned a postman from working while the police investigate an incident described as a possible hate crime, after the delivery worker was caught on camera knocking over a rainbow garden gnome and Pride-flagged planter. The incident occurred on 6 December in east Belfast at around 3.35 pm, according to Ring doorbell …
Read More »Royal Mail workers fairly dismissed over overtime payment concerns, tribunal rules
An employment tribunal has ruled that two Royal Mail workers who were sacked after concerns about overtime payments were fairly dismissed. I Abbott and T Everett both worked in the mail processing unit in Dartford, Kent in administrative roles dealing with staff pay and hours of attendance. Concerns about the …
Read More »As Meghan Markle prepares for her Hollywood comeback, CHRISTOPHER WILSON traces the Royal Family’s 200-year fascination with actresses
Shedding staff like autumn leaves, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face the tenth anniversary of their meeting, later this year, with fewer people around them than either has had in a very long time. Whether a dwindling income played a part in the drop in numbers of staff they don’t …
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