British letter and parcel carrier Royal Mail has told to stop blaming the Covid pandemic for late deliveries after missing performance targets. An investigation by industry regulator Ofcom found that just 82% of first class mail was delivered within one working day in the year to March 31, well below …
Read More »Friday newspaper round-up: UK farmers, Total, Royal Mail
UK farmers are receiving negligible profits for many items as food prices rise and supermarkets boast record takings. An average block of cheese or loaf of bread produces less than a penny for farmers, and fruit producers do not fare much better, making just 3p from each kilo of apples. …
Read More »Wednesday newspaper round-up: Manchester United, Ovo, Royal Mail, HP
The Glazer family has announced it is “commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives” for Manchester United, potentially bringing an end to its 17-year ownership of the club. On the day it was also confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo had left Old Trafford by mutual consent, a statement from United on …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to strike on Christmas Eve
Royal Mail workers are to extend industrial action to include Christmas Eve, it emerged on Friday, the latest salvo in a long-running dispute over jobs, condition and pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union at the postal company, who are already due to strike for four days around Black Friday …
Read More »Royal Mail swings to loss on pay dispute, cuts dividend
Royal Mail owner International Distributions Systems swung to a half-year loss, blaming weak parcel volumes and strikes at the UK postal carrier, and also axed its interim dividend. Reported pre-tax losses came in at £127m, compared with a profit of £315m a year earlier. The company also said it would …
Read More »Sunday newspaper round-up: Business rates, Morrisons, Royal Mail
The Chancellor will most likely not include business rates relief in his autumn statement this week. Insiders in the government have signalled that Jeremy Hunt will not give into calls to delay the uprating of business rates nor to extend relief from the tax. They are set to rise in …
Read More »Royal Mail workers call off strike action
Planned strikes by staff at Royal Mail over the next two weeks have been abandoned following a challenge by the firm. The Communication Workers Union, which represents much of Royal Mail’s staff, said on Monday that it had chosen to withdraw industrial action notices over the next two weeks on …
Read More »Friday newspaper round-up: UK economy, Royal Mail, Twitter – Sharecast.com
Royal Mail rushed forward the monthly payment into its pension scheme to help prevent a cash crunch, The Telegraph can reveal, … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail to hold 19 days of strike action – Sharecast.com
Employees at Royal Mail will hold 19 days of strike action over both pay and terms and conditions during the peak build-up to Christmas time. Source link
Read More »Royal Mail looking to take union talks to arbitration – Sharecast.com
Royal Mail said on Thursday that it wants to take talks with the Communication Workers Union to arbitration, having failed to make any progress … Source link
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