Tag Archives: Cost of Living Crisis

British actress Jenny Agutter has urged Navy personnel to put aside feelings of shame and embarrassment and ask for help if they are struggling with the cost of living crisis. The star of the Railway Children and Call The Midwife, is vice patron of the Royal Navy Benevolent Trust, and …

‘Pushed to the brink’ Dave Ward, general secretary of the CWU, said: “Nobody takes the decision to strike lightly, but postal workers are being pushed to the brink. There can be no doubt that postal workers are completely united in their determination to secure the dignified, proper pay rise they …

Mr Burgeman added: “Greggs  has been another victim of the economic pressures this year. The bakery chain warned about staff shortages in October and the shares are down more than 40pc.”   However, market consensus suggests that investors could still profit off all three stocks’ potential to bounce back when …

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has warned there could be “hundreds of disputes” across UK businesses if workers are “made to pay the price for inflation”. A new report from Unite, Corporate Profiteering and the Cost of Living Crisis, argues that inflation and corporate profits are at the heart …

Economic growth was 3.5 per cent – similar to the present day – but was far healthier given that the country was not bouncing back from a pandemic. Inflation was at just 2.9 per cent, while wage growth was a solid 6.9 per cent. Oddly enough, it was the Conservative …

It demanded that the company negotiates to secure a “straight, no-strings pay increase” for employees. A spokesman for the CWU said: “Britain’s postal workers are being forced into accepting a massive pay cut by the same people they have generated incredible profits for. “Our members are going to food banks …

Royal Mail workers will be sent ballot papers on Tuesday Royal Mail workers could be the next to go on strike as they prepare to vote in the coming weeks on proposed industrial action. Around 115,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members will be voting on the proposal after the union …

Credit card rates have hit a record high amid soaring inflation which has driven shoppers to borrow to cover living costs. The average annual percentage rate – or “APR” – charge on credit cards has reached 26.6pc this month, the highest since records began in 2006, according to Moneyfacts, a …

It is a fresh blow for millions of consumers who are already facing huge increases in the cost of living, including rocketing energy and fuel bills. Mr Williams also said a temporary boost during the pandemic, when millions of consumers in lockdown turned to online shopping and fuelled demand for …

Cost of a first class stamp increases by 10p to 95p TODAY and a second class stamp is up by 2p to 68p as Royal Mail seeks to cover higher delivery costs despite its annual profits quadrupling to £762m Price of first class stamp has risen to 95p and a …