Royal Mail has begun to roll out a stamp change – meaning people have just months to use their old stamps. The new style barcode stamps will begun to be introduced on January 31, 2023. This means the old-style stamps will become worthless in the next few months. Many households …
Read More »Biggest strike of the year to take place this week with BT, Royal Mail, and Openreach staff taking part
A large strike across multiple industries will take place on Thursday, affecting a variety of services. Royal Mail workers, BT staff and Openreach engineers will all walk out on the same day over pay and conditions – resulting in one of the biggest strikes this year so far. Members of …
Read More »Royal Mail ‘destroyed’ woman’s life after she questioned bonuses
Royal Mail has been accused by a judge of “destroying” a female employee’s life after she was the victim of a lengthy bullying campaign for blowing the whistle on potential fraud. In an extraordinary judgement, the postal service was told that if it had a “shred of decency” it would …
Read More »Royal Mail should pay employee £100,000 after it ‘destroyed’ her life, judge says
Royal Mail has been accused by a judge of ‘destroying’ a female employee’s life after she was the victim of a lengthy bullying campaign for blowing the whistle on potential fraud. In an extraordinary judgement, the postal service was told that if it had a ‘shred of decency’ it would …
Read More »Royal Mail strike dates in run-up to Christmas – full list
Royal Mail staff are set to strike again. It is due to a dispute over pay. From tomorrow (October 20), workers will walk out on 18 days from October to December – covering the busy run-up to Christmas Day – including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Over summer more than …
Read More »Royal Mail jobs in Perth and Kinross at risk after plan announced to cut 10,000 roles
Royal Mail jobs in Perth and Kinross could be at risk after the national postal service company announced plans to cut up to 10,000 roles by next August. Ongoing strike action and huge financial losses at the parcel giants has been blamed for the decision. Mail bosses said on Friday …
Read More »Last posting days at Christmas for Royal Mail and Evri
Many people might not be ready to hear the word ‘Christmas’ just yet but there is no denying the festive season is fast approaching. For those who like to be prepared, buying presents early and getting them sent off is one way to take some of the stress out of …
Read More »Royal Mail strike dates: Every Royal Mail strike date in October, November and December affecting Essex residents in the run up to Christmas
Royal Mail workers are set to strike on Thursday (October 20) which will be fourth of 21 strikes in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. 115,000 members across the UK will walk out for a 24-hour strike on Thursday, beginning at 4am, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said, according …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes: How will Royal Mail Strikes will affect me? Will I still receive parcels? Will Post Offices be shut?
Royal Mail workers are set to strike on Thursday (October 20) which will be fourth strike out of 21 strikes in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 115,000 members across the UK would walk out in a 24-hour strike on Thursday, starting at …
Read More »Torrington Post Office branch brought back from closure
Torrington’s Post Office has re-opened, after it closed down only last month. The old branch had been located at the back of the former Spar. But last month, staff were given just days to move out, leaving locals without a Post Office in the town. Peter Hood, Chair of the …
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