Tag Archives: Employment

With Christmas fast approaching and the cost of living crisis biting now could be the time to get a seasonal job to help pay the bills. And a Royal Mail depot near Birmingham is advertising a number of roles to help get festive deliveries to its customers. The nation’s postal …

A Leicester City Council employee struggling with grief and depression should not have been formally disciplined for a photo of a co-worker with a sex toy stuck to his head, a tribunal has ruled. Employment Judge Richard Adkinson said the worker in the photo – who was wearing council-branded clothing …

Planned strike action by Royal Mail workers has been called off for two weeks. The Communication Workers Union has been striking over a pay dispute and working conditions in recent weeks, and a further series of strikes involving 115,000 postal workers was set to take place in early November. However, …

In the run up to Christmas, businesses across Cornwall are hiring temporary staff to help with the busy festive season. From sorting post at Royal Mail to dressing up as Santa at Camel Creek theme park, there are plenty of opportunities up for grabs right now. Supermarkets, high street stores, …

‘Heartbroken’ customers have lost thousands of pounds after a kitchen company disappeared overnight. Sam Martin and Danielle Charlton were planning on having children next year, but now say those plans have been thrown into serious doubt after being left out of pocket. Eleanor and Bob Plant have a newborn baby …

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 …

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 …

Postal services in Devon are facing more disruption this week with another 24-hour strike by staff who collect, sort, distribute and deliver letters and parcels, with more action planned in the lead-up to the busiest time of year ahead of Christmas. Around 110,000 UK staff are due to join a …

Royal Mail has announced that it plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs as it warned it expects its full-year losses to hit £350million. The postal network plans to axe up to 6,000 jobs by next August as part of parts to reduce its costs but in total it wants …

Royal Mail could cut up to 10,000 jobs over the next year, according its to parent company International Distributions Services. The delivery giant blamed the proposed cuts on the “impact of industrial action, delays in delivering agreed productivity improvements and lower parcel volumes”. Royal Mail confirmed the news this morning …