MASSIVE votes for strike action at Heathrow airport came as railway workers shut down the network for a second day today. British Airways’ attempt to maintain a 10 per cent pay cut — one it imposed alongside job cuts during the pandemic despite receiving public money to protect its workers …
Read More »Royal Mail says new Filton Airfield venue could delay postal deliveries in Bristol and beyond
Royal Mail has warned that any traffic caused by a new attraction in Filton could delay post across the “whole region”. YTL Developments is seeking planning permission to build the festival-style ‘village’ on the former airfield near Bristol, with outdoor entertainment, tipi restaurants, retail stalls and a bar with roof …
Read More »Prince Andrew’s three hours of private time in New York just as Virginia Roberts flew in to the city
Monday, April 9, 2001, saw a day of extreme weather across New York City. Lowering skies, thunder, lightning and hailstones ‘the size of dimes’, one observer noted. It would prove a suitably sulphurous and doom-laden backdrop to the arrival in town that lunchtime of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, …
Read More »UK bolsters economic support as England goes into lockdown
UK bolsters economic support as England goes into lockdown … with the likes of British Airways, Royal Mail and Rolls-Royce all laying off thousands. Source link
Read More »Thousands of British Airways cabin crew will find out today if they will lose their jobs
Thousands of British Airways cabin crew and ground staff will find out today if they will lose their jobs or face pay cuts after more than 6,000 employees accepted voluntary redundancy. Those who do not volunteer for redundancy and then refuse a new role under the new terms could be …
Read More »Companies making redundancies in the UK in 2020 – including John Lewis, easyJet and Jaguar Land Rover
Thousands of people in Britain are set to lose their jobs after a raft of companies announced plans to reduce the size of their workforce. Businesses in all sectors are struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but retail and aerospace are being hit particularly hard. Many firms across …
Read More »UK postal operator Royal Mail cuts 2,000 jobs
LONDON: Britain’s postal operator Royal Mail, whose workers have helped the nation cope with the coronavirus lockdown, said Thursday it will axe 2,000 management jobs. The former state-run company revealed a cost-cutting overhaul in its annual results that showed the COVID-19 outbreak had sparked a jump in demand for parcel …
Read More »British Airways and Tourvest the latest to promote online shopping platforms
British Airways’ pre-order and home-delivery services remain open for business. Tourvest Retail Services, which runs the duty free business on board British Airways and the carrier’s home-delivery and pre-order platforms, is the latest company to encourage online purchases during this traumatic period for the aviation and DF&TR sectors. As revealed …
Read More »British Airways and Tourvest the latest to promote online shopping platforms
British Airways’ pre-order and home-delivery services remain open for business. Tourvest Retail Services, which runs the duty free business on board British Airways and the carrier’s home-delivery and pre-order platforms, is the latest company to encourage online purchases during this traumatic period for the aviation and DF&TR sectors. As revealed …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: People returning from Italy NOT told to self-isolate
There is increasing chaos and confusion at British airports today as travellers on flights from Italy to the UK told MailOnline they had ‘no idea’ about the need to self-isolate for the next fortnight with some questioning whether they need to. British Airways and Jet2 have axed all flights to …
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