[ad_1] The German has taken home in excess of £3m over the last two years, more than double the £1.3m paid to outgoing Royal Mail chief Simon Thompson over the same period. The task facing Seidenberg cannot be underestimated. One of the worst campaigns of industrial action in a generation drew to a close last…
[ad_1] An email sent to parents by the headmaster of Stepney All Saints School was published in The Mirror. It read: “You may be aware of a car accident that took place yesterday evening involving some of our students. Our staff have been in contact with the families of those students who were involved as…
[ad_1] SIR – Church of England congregations are dwindling, and have been for years, yet Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is more concerned with “trans” issues (Letters, July 8), and Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, is suggesting that we shouldn’t use the phrase “Our Father” in the Lord’s Prayer (report, July 8). I…
[ad_1] SIR – Sir Tony Blair has suggested that, in certain circumstances, NHS patients should be allowed to pay in order to skip the queue (report, July 6). This from a man who, during his time in power, was instrumental in reducing the on-call duties of GPs, resulting in greater numbers of patients attending A&E…
[ad_1] Mohsin Issa, co-owner of Asda said; “We have engaged fulsomely and openly with the Business and Trade Select Committee on grocery and fuel price inflation. We are disappointed to hear that the committee feels there are discrepancies in our evidence and have provided them with a detailed response to their letter requesting a further…
[ad_1] A Royal Mail employee bullied over exposing fraud has won over £2 million in the company’s largest-ever settlement. Media specialist Kam Jhuti was intimidated and harassed by her boss Mike Widmer after she raised concerns that a colleague had secured their bonus illegitimately. The company was accused of “destroying” Ms Jhuti’s life by a…
[ad_1] SIR – A recent King’s Fund study shows that the NHS is one of the worst health services for saving lives (report, June 26). People die here who would not if they lived in other G20 countries. The NHS is a failed structure. We have well-trained doctors, nurses and allied professionals who are in…
[ad_1] The planned cap on stamp prices is the latest blow to Royal Mail, which is trying to shift its focus to parcels as demand for letters continues to decline. Earlier this month, the Government blocked the company’s plans to axe Saturday letter deliveries. The move threatens to drive the price of first class stamps…
[ad_1] A Scottish postman was not racially discriminated against by an English colleague who told him “I can’t understand you” – because he was just talking too fast, an employment tribunal has ruled. Pete McCalam accused Royal Mail manager Alan Wiggs of being a “little bit racist” because he repeatedly told him he could not…
[ad_1] Casterton and the kelpies are now inseparable, and the money generated by auctions and fairs has helped the community no end. But did the town need saving? The location is wonderful, an asset all its own: tucked into a rich valley on the Glenelg river, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne, it is a perfect…