The 507-year-old Royal Mail, which was privatised in 2013, is in the middle of a crisis after losing millions of pounds due to staff strikes in a long-running row over pay and conditions. The company now expects an adjusted operating loss near the mid-point of its previous forecast range of …
Read More »“Social distancing doesn’t exist in my company,” Royal Mail worker tells James O’Brien
23 March 2020, 15:50 | Updated: 23 March 2020, 17:05 This Royal Mail worker called in to James O’Brien to “shame” her company in to putting in coronavirus measures because in work “it’s like social distancing doesn’t exist.” Kerry works for Royal Mail and is a key worker: “I’ve come …
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The FTSE 100 slipped 0.4% and marked its second consecutive week in the red after an uptick in new cases of the virus in China and South Korea hit stocks more exposed to commodity prices, including oil majors and miners <.FTNMX1770>. “Perhaps the reality of the situation is starting to …
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