[ad_1] Royal Mail customers could be hit with extra fees soon and comes as thousands of stamps are soon set to become unusable. The postal company, who are currently taking part in strike action across a number of days this month, are set to add barcoded stamps to replace the traditional ones. And once this…
[ad_1] Royal Mail’s failure to contain strikes has also hit the court system. A paralegal based in the North West, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said cases were falling through because documents regularly arrived three weeks late. “It’s been extremely stressful because of the amount of additional work we’ve been having to do,” he…
[ad_1] With postal workers set to launch a fresh wave of strikes throughout December, plans to post gifts in the run up to Christmas have been left in disarray. Royal Mail has been urging customers to “allow plenty of time” for posting items this year, but there are alternatives to work around the latest industrial…
[ad_1] Moonpig shares plunge after greeting cards group slashes revenue guidance as Royal Mail strikes hamper deliveries Moonpig now expects to post around £320m in revenue this financial year Further strikes by Royal Mail employees are expected on six days in December Hargreaves Lansdown analyst: ‘Ultimately, the market is nervous about Moonpig’ By Harry Wise…
[ad_1] Royal Mail facing Xmas axe by firms: Retailers rush to ensure key festive sales period not scuppered by strike action By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EST, 4 December 2022 | Updated: 17:06 EST, 4 December 2022 Royal Mail could see multiple firms stop using its parcel delivery service in the…
[ad_1] Thousands of post offices could disappear in the next two to three years as shops whose premises they share quit the high street as victims of a faltering economy. Experts fear that up to 6,000 branches are vulnerable, meaning the 11,500-strong service could halve. The ailing network receives £50million a year from the Government…
[ad_1] Andy, a postman from Suffolk, has come home soaked through after his rainy shifts this week, but he can’t put his heating on. It’s why after 20 years in the job he’s joining fellow postal workers taking part in strike action this winter, due to a long-running dispute over pay and poor working conditions….
[ad_1] Royal Mail hints it is to hive off its profit-making international arm after strikes take their toll By John-Paul Ford Rojas For The Daily Mail Published: 17:21 EST, 17 November 2022 | Updated: 17:21 EST, 17 November 2022 Royal Mail has given its clearest indication that it could split from its profit-making international arm…
[ad_1] International Distributions Services swung to a first-half operating loss of £57million as strike disruption, rising costs and lower delivery volumes took their toll. At the same point a year ago Royal Mail’s parent company posted an operating profit of £404million. The former British postal monopoly, which recently changed the name of its holding company…
[ad_1] RUTH SUNDERLAND: Danger of a hair shirt Budget – taxing aspiration is a tax on human nature Two enormous challenges lie in wait for Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak in Budget The first is restoring credibility to the public finances The second, and even more important challenge, is to ignite growth In zeal to…