There is “real potential” for collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes to take off in the UK through master trusts, according to Willis Towers Watson (WTW) director and senior consulting actuary, Shriti Jadav. Speaking at the Trades Union Conference (TUC) Pensions Conference, Jadav commented that while CDC schemes were likely to …
Read More »Royal Mail profits forecast to drop £150million after pandemic hits the post
R oyal Mail is expected to show a major fall in its profits in the first six months of the financial year, as the company prepares for what promises to be its busiest Christmas on record. The company’s adjusted operating profit is expected to reach around £9 million, according to …
Read More »Steve McQueen's tremendous pain
If I have to do a somersault about a stamp on a Royal Mail envelope? I'm sorry, we want real change. I'm not interested in some kind of symbolic … Source link
Read More »Jerome Christenson: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…
In a dicey world, the post office is something we've come to trust. … Ben Franklin was put in charge of the Royal Mail in 1753, when the postal service … Source link
Read More »Last drinks for local pub
Kristie Sullivan / 10 November 2019 Birregurra’s only pub will shut its doors on Sunday. The 148-year-old Royal Mail Hotel is closing after lunch, with the venue for sale. A post on the pub’s Facebook page earlier this week confirms Sunday’s lunch will be their last day of trading while …
Read More »Last Christmas posting dates for 2019: Royal Mail’s UK and international deadlines
1 November 2019, 13:32 These are Royal Mail’s last posting dates for the UK and the rest of the world. Picture: Getty Need to send a last-minute gift? Here are the final dates you can post letters and parcels with Royal Mail this year. Shopping for presents and wrapping them …
Read More »Low turnout for Post Office relocation briefing
A HANDFUL of people attended a Lerwick Town Hall meeting yesterday (Tuesday) where three officials were on hand to explain a proposed Post Office move to Conochies newsagent 100 metres along Commercial Street. The Post Office has dubbed the move “part of the continuing modernisation of our branch network” and …
Read More »Christmas post chaos ‘looming’ as Royal Mail staff workers vote in favour of festive…
16 October 2019, 09:11 Royal Mail could go on strike this Christmas. Picture: Getty Images Royal Mail staff have voted to strike this Christmas in a dispute over conditions and pay. You might have to send your Christmas post early this year as Royal Mail workers recently voted to take …
Read More »Community council voices concern over post office move
LERWICK Community Council will be responding to a Post Office consultation despite agreement that the move of the main Commercial Street branch to within Conochies newsagent is a ‘fait accompli’ and that any comments made will have no impact on the company’s plans. The post office on Commercial Street is …
Read More »Lerwick post office closure proposal triggers angry response
Lerwick post office. Lerwick post office. PLANS to close the main branch of the Lerwick Post Office and shift the service to nearby retail premises in Commercial Street have been roundly condemned. In a letter to customers on Wednesday, Post Office Ltd informed islanders of its plans to move the …
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