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There were two important statements from the CBI on Thursday. One, as you’d expect, was a view on the new UK-EU withdrawal agreement. In short, the employer’s body welcomes anything that lessens the chances of a damaging no-deal Brexit but it warned that “big questions remain about the feasibility of …

The Confederation of British Industry has served Labour with a challenge to publish the full details of its nationalisation plans, in the latest twist of an increasingly bitter row. Britain’s leading business group hit back amid mounting pressure over its claim that Labour’s nationalisation plans would cost £196bn, releasing further …

Lisa Angel is looking for Christmas staff, along with Royal Mail and Poundland. Picture: ANTONY KELLY Archant Norfolk 2018 Here’s a roundup of some of the Norwich shops and businesses looking for extra staff this Christmas. Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you …

Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of striking in a dispute over job security and employment terms and conditions, raising the threat of industrial action in the run-up to Christmas. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed action by 97% in a huge turnout of almost 76%. …

(Press Association) Royal Mail will discover on Tuesday if it is facing the threat of a national strike by postal workers in a dispute over job security and … Source link

The Confederation of British Industry is barking up the wrong tree when it howls about the “eye-watering” cost of Labour’s nationalisation plans, which it puts at almost £200bn. Of all the arguments against nationalisation – and there are many strong ones – the claimed upfront cost is the weakest. The …

Both Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc's … giant's earnings per share, Jefferies analyst Ed Mundy said in an email. Source link

Royal Mail staff has returned to work after holding a strike yesterday. Postal workers at the Royal Mail sorting office in Chapel Street in Diss resorted to industrial action in a dispute over health and safety issues. One employee, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Diss Express that, due …

Updated PUBLISHED: 10:33 10 October 2019 | UPDATED: 16:34 10 October 2019 Simon Parkin Postal workers outside the sorting office in Diss following a walk out. Picture: Simon Parkin Archant Postal workers at a sorting office covering towns and villages in South Norfolk have walked out in a dispute over …

PUBLISHED: 15:00 10 October 2019 | UPDATED: 15:12 10 October 2019 Mike Brooke Picket outside Royal Mail’s eCourer service in Whitechapel. Picture: IWUGB IWUGB Veteran film-maker Ken Loach has come out in support of striking Royal Mail couriers at the Whitechapel eCourier headquarters over their working status. Email this article …