Item 1 of 4 Director Karan Johar poses during a photo opportunity as he arrives to attend the engagement ceremony of Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries, and Radhika Merchant, daughter of Encore Healthcare CEO Viren Merchant, at Ambani’s Antilia residence in Mumbai, India, January …
Read More »Royal Mail-parent IDS appoints new CEO
July 20 (Reuters) – Royal Mail’s parent group International Distributions Services (IDS) (IDSI.L) appointed Martin Seidenberg, CEO of the group’s international parcels network, as its new group CEO on Thursday. Seidenberg, who previously spent 15 years at Deutsche Post DHL, joined GLS in 2015 and has been a member of …
Read More »Royal Mail’s largest union to resume vote on deal with postal company on June 22
June 19 (Reuters) – The largest union of UK’s Royal Mail will resume voting on an agreement reached with the British postal firm on June 22, after updating its terms to focus on restoring the quality of services and increasing the one-off lump sum payout to employees. The Communication Workers …
Read More »Royal Mail’s largest union to suspend vote on deal with postal firm
May 24 (Reuters) – Royal Mail’s largest union warned on Wednesday it would suspend voting on an agreement reached with the British postal services firm last month over pay and worker terms, charging the firm of not abiding by some of the agreed-upon conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) had …
Read More »UK’s Ofcom probes Royal Mail over failure to meet delivery target
May 15 (Reuters) – Ofcom, Britain’s communications regulator, said it launched a probe on Monday into Royal Mail’s failure to meet delivery targets in the past year, adding it would consider imposing a financial penalty. Royal Mail earlier said it did not meet delivery targets for 2022-2023, blaming union disputes …
Read More »UK’s Royal Mail CEO Thompson to step down after union clash
May 12 (Reuters) – Royal Mail’s CEO Simon Thompson plans to step down later this year, saying it was the “right time” for the company to move forward under new leadership, as the British postal group tries to draw a line under a lengthy pay dispute. Parent company International Distributions …
Read More »Royal Mail CEO exit could come this week – Sky News
May 8 (Reuters) – Royal Mail’s parent (IDSI.L) could announce the UK postal services firm’s CEO Simon Thompson’s exit as soon as this week, Sky News reported on Monday. The report said the exit plan could be delayed beyond this week but an announcement will be made before annual results …
Read More »Royal Mail, CWU agree to extend negotiations over pay
March 13 (Reuters) – Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) have agreed to extend talks in order to try and reach an agreement over pay and employment terms, the postal company and the CWU said in a joint statement on Monday. More than 110,000 postal workers at Royal …
Read More »UK ambulance staff in Wales to stage strike on Monday
LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Around 1,500 ambulance workers in Wales will take strike action on Monday, joining some 10,000 others in England, after rejecting a new pay offer from the devolved Welsh government, trade union GMB said on Friday. The pay offer had amounted to an average 5.5% pay …
Read More »British PM Sunak explores public sector pay deal that backdates wage offer -FT
Feb 14 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and finance minister Jeremy Hunt are considering a deal to end a wave of strikes among Britain’s public sector workers that would backdate next year’s pay rise, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Sunak and Hunt are mulling giving NHS staff …
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