2022 will be remembered as the year of three prime ministers, record-breaking temperatures, the war in Ukraine, and strikes. Over the last 12 months a number of industries, all with employees dealing with inflation eating away at their paychecks, have taken action in a bid to force employers to improve …
Read More »Royal Mail says you should post earlier than usual this Christmas
R oyal Mail is asking customers to post their mail earlier than usual for Christmas this year as a result of the ongoing strike action by its workers. The company is bringing forward its latest recommended posting dates for domestic and international mail to help manage any impact from planned …
Read More »Royal Mail warns customers to send Christmas post early due to strike action
Royal Mail is urging Brits to send their post earlier this Christmas to avoid the impact of strike action. The company has brought forward its Latest Recommended Posting Dates to give senders a better chance of seeing their mail arrive before Christmas Day. The postal service has warned customers that …
Read More »Strikes force Royal Mail to bring forward final date for Christmas post
Families will have one less week to post Christmas presents to loved ones elsewhere in the country this year as strike action brings the postal service to its knees. Royal Mail has brought forward the last date for guaranteed festive deliveries by a week. It now recommends sending first class …
Read More »Bristol cat owner tells of grief after pet is hit and killed by Royal Mail van
A Bristol pet owner left horrified after her beloved cat died after being hit by a Royal Mail vehicle outside her Emersons Green home, says the delivery service has been “rubbing salt” in her wounds by allowing the driver to remain on the round delivering to her home. A CCTV …
Read More »Stop using pandemic as excuse for late deliveries, Royal Mail warned
Royal Mail has been warned it must stop using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse for late deliveries even as it grapples with nationwide strikes. Ofcom, the communications regulator, has been investigating Royal Mail after it missed official performance targets because of Covid. The watchdog said it had decided Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail makes big change to last day you can send Christmas post due to strikes
Royal Mail has told customers they will have to send their Christmas post earlier than usual this year to make sure it arrives in time for the big day. The change is due to ongoing strike action by the company’s workers. Planned industrial action by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) …
Read More »Royal Mail bosses accused of ‘intimidating, gaslighting and mocking’ their own staff online
ROYAL MAIL bosses are “intimidating, gaslighting and mocking” their own staff online, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) charged today. The union strongly rejected claims from the privatised firm that a “culture of intimidation is leading to wholly unacceptable behaviour” on picket lines nationwide, as striking workers fight for the future …
Read More »Royal Mail warns as final postal dates moved forward amid workers planning six days of strikes
Post your Christmas letters and presents early, Royal Mail warns as it brings final postal dates forward amid warnings of mail meltdown with workers planning six days of strikes People are being warned to send parcels and Christmas cards early this year Dates for sending second-class post has been brought …
Read More »Royal Mail brings forward last posting dates for Christmas
Royal Mail has made a change to its last posting dates ahead of Christmas. The company says customers should post their mail earlier than usual amid ongoing strikes. Nick Landon, chief commercial officer, Royal Mail, said: “The CWU is striking at our busiest time, holding Christmas to ransom for our …
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