Royal Mail today announced plans to make up to 6,000 employees redundant by next August, as it blamed continued strike action for increasing losses at the company. The postal company said it will start informing employees of its proposals, as part of a drive to decrease its headcount by 10,000 overall. Half of those positionsContinue reading “Next Year, Royal Mail Will Lay Off 10,000 Full-Time Employees”
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Postal Workers Walk Off The Job In The Biggest Walkout Of The Summer
More than 100,000 Royal Mail postal workers were on a walkout after unions rejected a two per cent pay rise in a dispute that could last until Christmas. Letters won’t be delivered and some parcels will be delayed in what’s being portrayed as the biggest walkout of the summer so far. Strikes are also setContinue reading “Postal Workers Walk Off The Job In The Biggest Walkout Of The Summer”
Royal Mail’s Strike Could Be The Biggest Industrial Action Of The Summer
115,000 Royal Mail workers have voted to go on strike in what could be the largest industrial action this summer. It’s being called the summer of discontent by many, along with London bus walkouts scheduled later in August and the railways set to grind to a standstill once again in the next train strike. TheContinue reading “Royal Mail’s Strike Could Be The Biggest Industrial Action Of The Summer“