Above: The Royal Mail recently released a set of stamps to celebrate Blackadder’s 40th anniversary. Writing the perfect script Just as a company is more than its CEO, Blackadder’s character roster extends beyond Edmund and Baldrick. Who could forget the baby-eating Bishop of Bath and Wells, the violent and corrupt clergymen? What about …
Read More »International Distributions Services shares fall as Royal Mail loses £1bn. What next?
Image source: Getty Images So far today, International Distributions Services (LSE:IDS) shares are down 2.5%. This compounds the 6% move lower yesterday, following the release of the preminary results for the 2022/23 financial year. Clearly, the results haven’t been taken well by investors. But with the stock now down 39% …
Read More »Pos Malaysia CEO: Our turnaround workstreams and transformation roadmap is progressing well
Pos Malaysia Berhad, the national post and parcel service provider, has announced its Q1, 2023 results with an improvement of 18.6% in loss before tax, versus the same period last year. The Group’s revenue totaled RM482.3 million in the quarter, a decrease of 0.4% (versus same period last year) and …
Read More »Vote YES to Business Recovery, Transformation & Growth
Postal, Royal Mail Group (EMP) May 19 2023 Serious discussion, robust debate and unity of purpose at London, Glasgow & Belfast local rep meetings, as all-UK tour concludes… Last week’s face-to-face meetings with delegates from Northern, South West and South Central England, the Midlands and Wales were followed …
Read More »Titanic shipwreck captured in 1st full-size 3D scan
A leading Titanic expert who was involved in the project called the modelling a “gamechanger.” NEW YORK — Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the wreck said Thursday. …
Read More »Business owners voice concerns over possible loss of Jersey’s mail plane
JERSEY business owners have raised concerns about Royal Mail plans to replace the Island’s daily mail flight with a slower, ‘clunky’ ferry service. One said he feared that local retailers selling on Amazon would be hit hard as the online giant prioritised sellers by delivery time as well as price. …
Read More »Wait for weeks or get it yourself – staff shortages impact post deliveries in Stratford
A CANCER patient missed five hospital appointments because Royal Mail has failed to deliver her letters on time. Stratford resident Laura told the Herald she’s often left waiting three weeks for her post to arrive. And she said it was “disgusting” that it’s delayed her treatment. Laura is one of …
Read More »Royal Mail parent blames $1.3 billion loss on strikes, lagging productivity
Reporting a $1.3 billion loss for 2022-2023 on Thursday, International Distributions Services said the poor performance was due to industrial action by postal workers in its Royal Mail division and a failure to boost productivity. File photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE May 18 (UPI) — The parent company of Britain’s Royal …
Read More »Most Companies Can’t Handle Cybersecurity Alone
The way to detect and neutralize determined cyber attackers is with 24/7 eyes-on-glass delivered by expert security operations professionals. These highly skilled operators have never been more critically urgent. Few organizations, however, have the right tools, people, infrastructure, and processes in-house to do this on their own. Global cybersecurity workforce …
Read More »Communication Workers Union unites with management to enforce revisions at Parcelforce
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is joining hands with Royal Mail Group to implement a fresh round of revisions in never-ending increased exploitation including at its dedicated parcels arm, Parcelforce Worldwide On May 10, the CWU announced a delay to the start of the month-long ballot of 115,000 postal workers …
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