Royal Mail posts £1bn loss

In today’s top stories, International Distributions Services has blamed striking workers for Royal Mail’s £1bn loss. Elsewhere, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida met with semiconductor industry leaders to discuss his commitment to making the country a hub for chip manufacturing, while BT Group is to cut as many as 55,000 jobs …

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Royal Mail loss | BT cuts

REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES Royal Mail Royal Mail swung to a £419 million adjusted operating loss after a brutal battle with unions over pay and conditions. The loss compared with a profit of £416m last time. Parent company International Distributions Services reported a group adjusted operating loss of 71 million …

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where does its financial catastrophe leave the CWU?

Support us and go ad-free As predicted, beleaguered Royal Mail made huge losses during the last financial year. It’s hardly a surprise, given what the Communication Workers Union (CWU) previously called bosses’ “gross mismanagement” of the company. However, Royal Mail’s financial catastrophe throws into question the deal it offered the …

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Royal Mail suffers £1bn annual loss after year of strikes

The postal service is being investigated for failing to meet its delivery targets over the past year The group’s owner International Distribution Services (IDS) blamed the downturn on industrial action, which led to an operating loss of £1.04 billion for the year to 26 March, against earnings of £250 million …

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Royal Mail Plunges to £1 Billion Loss After Fight With Union

(Bloomberg) — Royal Mail reported an operating loss of £1 billion ($1.25 billion) after the beleaguered delivery service endured a long dispute with a trade union.  International Distributions Services Plc, which owns the UK postal service, said industrial action, a weak online retail market and severance costs from redundancies had …

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