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Dec 7 (Reuters) – British greeting card company Moonpig (MOONM.L) lowered its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday and reported lower first-half profit as its orders in September and October was hit by postal strikes at Royal Mail. Workers across Britain, including more than 115,000 Royal Mail postal workers, have taken …

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – British electricals retailer Currys (CURY.L) will not use Royal Mail as a delivery provider “for now” to reduce any impact from strike action, the company’s chief executive officer Alex Baldock said on Sunday. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show, Baldock confirmed a …

Dec 2 (Reuters) – Royal Mail had failed to meet its delivery targets for 2021-2022 due to the pandemic, Britain’s communications watchdog Ofcom concluded on Friday, but warned the post and parcel services company that it cannot use COVID as an excuse anymore. The regulator, which launched its probe in …

LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Postal workers at Britain’s Royal Mail will strike for six days in the run-up to the busy Christmas period in a dispute over pay and conditions, their union said on Thursday. The workers will strike on Dec. 23 and 24, in addition to Dec. 9, …

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Talks between Britain’s Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) aimed at averting strike action in the run-up to Christmas have been extended, the company said on Wednesday. The CWU, which represents more than 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail, has said workers will …

New pay offer includes a 7% salary hike over two years Conditions for hike include changes to Sunday working CWU says it would vote to take further strike action Oct 31 (Reuters) – The dispute between Britain’s Royal Mail and its largest labour union flared up again on Monday after …

Oct 31 (Reuters) – Britain is no longer intervening in Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s plan to increase his stake in Royal Mail parent International Distributions Services (IDSI.L), sending the company’s shares up more than 7% on Monday. In August, Royal Mail said it had been notified by then business minister …

Oct 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail and its largest labour union have agreed to engage in talks through the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) to resolve their ongoing dispute over pay, the postal service’s parent company said on Monday. International Distributions Services (IDSI.L) said the opening session for …

Oct 18 (Reuters) – European countries are facing more strikes and protests due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living. Here are details of some industrial actions and demonstrations. FRANCE Regional train traffic in France was cut by about half on Tuesday as several unions called a nationwide …

Oct 17 (Reuters) – The number of flights from and to Spanish airports in September reached 94% of the number registered in September 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the travel industry, flight controlling agency Enaire said on Monday. Enaire routed 191,069 flights in September to and from the country’s …