POSTIES in Shetland are set to take delivery of as many as 20 new vehicles, Royal Mail has confirmed. A spokesperson for the company confirmed on Friday that as part of a plan for replacing older vehicles five new vans have already been received, with a further 15 due to …
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ALMOST a third of postal jobs in Shetland vacant, posties driving a fleet of aging vehicles and a Lerwick delivery office which is “not fit for purpose”. Add to that an hourly pay rate which is lower than generally offered in the isles, and a lack of accommodation for workers …
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ROYAL Mail says a lack of postal workers in Shetland and an increase in online buying has led some to some people waiting longer for their post. Post is now flown from Glasgow, instead of Aberdeen, to the isles – with concerns raised earlier in the year that would lead …
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Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services (IDS) announced on Monday that its parcel services subsidiary, GLS, would sell its US freight divisions to California-based DC Logistics. The move was part of GLS’ strategic focus on enhancing its core parcel services. According to Reuters, the divestment would include GLS US Freight …
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The new Labour government is set to look closely at the £5.3bn takeover of Royal Mail-owner International Distribution Services by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said it would be “reasonable to expect [the deal] to be called in”, as ministers had intervened when Kretinsky increased his stake …
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Capita announced the renewal of its contract with the Cabinet Office to administer the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme (RMSPS) on Tuesday, for an additional six years from 2026. The London-listed outsourcing specialist said the contract included an option to extend for a further two years, following a competitive selection …
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Britain’s next government will need to fill a shortfall of up to £33bn in the public finances unless it is prepared to push through a fresh round of severe austerity measures, a thinktank has warned. The Resolution Foundation said the debate between Labour and the Conservatives over the funding of …
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Open this photo in gallery: ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson are given the Royal Vasa Order from Sweden’s King and Queen during a ceremony at Stockholm Royal Palace on May 31.HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT/Getty Images The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at …
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The union that represents workers at Royal Mail has called for a new business model for the company that would see workers given a stake in the company and pay tied to growing services and meeting certain social benefits. Dave Ward, the general secretary of the Communications Workers Union (CWU), …
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A leading City lobby group is calling on the next government to bring in scams legislation that forces big tech and social media companies to cough up to £40m a year to reimburse customers and fight fraud on their platforms. The demand came in a ‘financial services manifesto’ released by …
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