BBC News Post Office facing further Christmas strike actionBBC NewsA group of Post Office staff plan a series of strikes over Christmas in a dispute over pay and jobs. The workers – who deliver and collect cash from post office branches – will walk out on 23 December, Christmas Eve, …
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Food Stamp, WIC, Debit Terminals Down at Many CommissariesMilitary.comSome stateside commissaries are unable to process food stamps, and some WIC and debit card payments after the security certificate in store PIN pad terminals expired Dec. 7, shutting down the system. The problem, which was not a data security breach … …
Read More »Busiest week of the year for Royal Mail – but when are the last posting dates … – Grimsby Telegraph
Grimsby Telegraph Busiest week of the year for Royal Mail – but when are the last posting dates …Grimsby TelegraphIt's the busiest week of the year for Royal Mail, with millions of parcels and letters being sent in time for Christmas. But act quickly, as the last posting days are …
Read More »‘I am mortified every time I have to present the food stamp card’ – Boston Globe
'I am mortified every time I have to present the food stamp card'Boston GlobeAs another mother who receives food stamps to feed her children, as a supplement to my low wages, I can't send my teenagers to the grocery store without subjecting them to the same shame. And I am …
Read More »Post Office retail operations to remain in downtown Hershey – PennLive.com
Post Office retail operations to remain in downtown HersheyPennLive.comThe U.S. Post Office will keep its retail location in downtown Hershey, although it will be housed in a temporary building for a while. Derry Township supervisors gave the OK Tuesday night to 169 Chocolate Group, which bought the old stone building …
Read More »Terror dog scares off posties – leaving whole street without Royal Mail deliveries – Nottingham Post
Terror dog scares off posties – leaving whole street without Royal Mail deliveriesNottingham PostLETTERS have not been delivered to residents for months because a dog has been terrorising the postman on their street. Homes in Chestnut Grove, Sandiacre, have not received their mail since August 4 – after a postman …
Read More »WORLD WIDE WEB Report: eBay Mulling Thousands of Layoffs – Top Tech News
Top Tech News WORLD WIDE WEB Report: eBay Mulling Thousands of LayoffsTop Tech NewsEbay reportedly is considering laying off thousands of employees as it prepares to shed its huge online payments division, PayPal. Citing unnamed "people familiar with the company's thinking," the Wall Street Journal said this week that the …
Read More »Post office service for pensioners and benefit claimants to be safeguarded
Liberal Democrat Pensions Minister Steve Webb has announced a signing of a new deal with Post Office Limited to ensure the Post Office Account, previously due to be withdrawn next year, remains available until at least 2022. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail has taken a battering but is still valued brand – Brand Index – CITY A.M.
CITY A.M. Royal Mail has taken a battering but is still valued brand – Brand IndexCITY A.M.A look at YouGov's Buzz Score Metric tells the story of the negative press that Royal Mail has encountered in the last few months. Its score has decreased sharply since the middle of November. …
Read More »Ebay Expands Local Pilot Program Offering Same-Day Delivery, In-store Pickup … – TechCrunch
TechCrunch Ebay Expands Local Pilot Program Offering Same-Day Delivery, In-store Pickup …TechCrunchEbay's testing of “last-mile” delivery hasn't been totally shelved, it seems. The company, distancing itself from its earlier eBay Now initiative, announced today that its expanding its eBay Local pilot program in Brooklyn with the addition of 80 small …
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