Royal Mail says it is having to redesign its network to keep up with rival firms as people are ordering parcels later at night, with the Communication Workers’ Union threatening strikes Thousands of postal staff could strike amid the changes proposed by the Royal Mail ( Image: SOPA Images/LightRocket via …
Read More »Millions of stamps will become worthless in just six months – what to do next
Royal Mail warns customers to use their Swap Out exchange scheme before millions of stamps become worthless and charges may be incurred for using them You may incur a charge for ‘insufficient postage’ if you use non-barcoded stamps past the deadline of January 31 2023 ( Image: PA) Millions of …
Read More »One in three Brits who sell goods online have ‘side hustle’ trading £200 a month
Brits make around £200 a month selling goods online, with two in five planning to turn this into their main source of income, a poll of 3,000 adults by Royal Mail Parcel Collect shows Brits send or receive an average of seven parcels a month ( Image: Royal Mail) Almost …
Read More »Royal Mail postman sacked for taking post home and delivering it on his day off
Postie Walacy Ramos had been on his round when he felt under the weather so took the parcels home to deliver in his own time, only to be seen by a colleague and later sacked The postman was sacked and took it to an employment tribunal ( Image: Getty Images) …
Read More »Calls for law change as 32 postal workers are attacked by dogs in the UK every week
Sheffield had the most incidents reported during the year to March 31 2022, with 51 posties suffering dog attacks, closely followed by Belfast, with 50, and Tunbridge Wells with 44 More than 1,600 dog incidents reported in the past year ( Image: Getty Images) Postal workers have been left with …
Read More »Postman shares ‘number eight’ mistake people make that could stop them getting mail
TikToker and postman Ben Davis – who works for Royal Mail – has shared the ‘worst thing he’s even seen’ on the job – and claims it’s a common mistake that people fall victim to The postman spoke about the ‘worst thing he’s ever seen’ ( Image: @bendavis_86/TikTok) A postman …
Read More »Britain’s longest serving postman hangs up his mailbag after six decades of service
Jim Hardbattle, 74, has shown he’s the postie with the mostie after he started as a messenger in May 1963, the same month The Beatles topped the UK chart Jim Hardbattle is the UK’s longest serving postie ( Image: Yorkshire Post / SWNS) Britain’s longest serving postman is hanging up …
Read More »Royal Mail boss handed £140,000 ‘short-term’ bonus despite company’s delivery flaws
Royal Mail’s chief executive officer Simon Thompson got an overall annual pay and perks package worth £753,000. The deal included a ‘short-term’ bonus of £142,000 Simon Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Mail ( Image: Royal Mail) The boss of Royal Mail has been handed a bonus of more than …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to vote on strike action that could cripple post and parcel deliveries
Staff at Royal Mail could go on strike in the coming months which could severely impact postal and parcel deliveries as workers demand higher pay due to cost of living crisis Staff at Royal Mail could be set to go on strike in the coming months ( Image: Bloomberg via …
Read More »Foul-mouthed Royal Mail postman calls woman a ‘c***’ in horrifying delivery note
Suzannah Ashton, from London, was stunned when she spotted the foul-mouthed surname a Royal Mail worker appeared to enter in the ‘signature’ box after being unable to hand the parcel over to her Suzannah Ashton was horrified when she saw the insult on a delivery note ( Image: Kennedy News …
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