The winding up petition was issued by Hadleigh Castings, an Ipswich aluminium foundry, earlier this month. It sought £84,011.76 for five unpaid invoices as well as interest and compensation. Filings said: “Despite numerous requests by the Petitioner, the company has failed to settle the above invoices or provide any reason …
Read More »Unions accuse Lloyds of ‘attack on flexible working’
Rail passengers face fresh travel chaos over the June half term after unions announced new strikes. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walkout across England on Friday 2 June. The strike action involves 20,000 rail workers at 14 train operators, including station staff, train managers and …
Read More »Easter Ross boss fury over Royal Mail delays as vital parcels languish in Dingwall due to sick leave
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Dave McLaughlin, MD of Shandwick Supply Co, Evanton. AN Easter Ross businessman has protested to Royal Mail after vital post was delayed for 10 days in the Dingwall sorting office because of sick leave issues. Dave McLaughlin, managing director 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 »Royal Mail strikes push owner into red after costing £1m a day
Strike action cost Royal Mail more than £1m every day over the past 12 months, with the disruption contributing to an annual loss of more than £1bn for the group’s owner. International Distributions Services (IDS) revealed Royal Mail swung to an operating loss of £1.04bn for the year to March …
Read More »Nine-fingered Russian hacker Mikhail Matveev accused of Royal Mail attack hit with $10m bounty
A Russian master hacker who claims to have cut off his own finger after losing a bet has been slapped with a $10m (£8m) bounty by US officials. Mikhail Matveev, 30, of Kaliningrad, was accused on Tuesday of being one of the leading members of the Hive, LockBit and Babuk …
Read More »Royal Mail postal deliveries are worst on record
The figures follow revelations in the Telegraph last week that “postal deserts” had sprung up across the country, leaving households starved of deliveries for up to a fortnight. Grant McPherson, Royal Mail operating chief said: “We’re sorry to any customers who may have been impacted by our performance during a …
Read More »Royal Mail CEO steps down after delivery failures
The boss of Royal Mail is to step down, its parent group confirmed Friday, after lawmakers criticised the former state-monopoly’s performance, which has been hit by mass strikes. Chief executive Simon Thompson “informed the board of his intention to step down” after concluding it was “the right time to move …
Read More »Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson quits with £700,000 pay-off after war with unions
Simon Thompson is set for a pay-off of up to £700,000 after quitting as the boss of Royal Mail in the wake of a tempestuous battle with union leaders. Mr Thompson will formally step down from the helm of Royal Mail in autumn, leaving the UK postal monopoly on the …
Read More »Royal Mail reveals cunning plan to win over comedy fans with Blackadder collector stamps honouring sitcom dreamt up by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson
Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Some of the stamps set to go down well with fans of the classic Blackadder series on TV. Royal Mail today announced the launch of 12 Special Stamps being issued to mark the 40th anniversary of the classic British sitcom, …
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