NatWest to close four Devon banks

NatWest has confirmed four more Devon banks will close this year. The bank group is to shut 36 branches across the UK by the end of July 2024. Of the closures, 34 are NatWest and two are RBS banks. It means the total number of NatWest branches scheduled to close …

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Royal Mail pays out largest-ever settlement to bullied employee

A Royal Mail employee bullied over exposing fraud has won over £2 million in the company’s largest-ever settlement. Media specialist Kam Jhuti was intimidated and harassed by her boss Mike Widmer after she raised concerns that a colleague had secured their bonus illegitimately. The company was accused of “destroying” Ms …

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New Zealand Post to sack 750 workers

NZ Post announced on June 27 that it plans to sack at least 750 staff, claiming it is a necessary response to the historic decline in mail volumes. The announcement follows the closure of NZ Post’s Manawatu sorting centre in Palmerston North in March with the loss of 60 jobs. …

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CEO next in line for the chop at Lifetime Training

More from this theme Recent articles England’s largest apprenticeship provider is set to part ways with another one of its top leaders – this time the chief executive – as it prepares to bring in a turnaround specialist. Jon Graham (pictured right), who has held the top job at Lifetime …

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