Sub-post offices concerned about changes in social security benefits and pensions
Sub-Postmasters fear their salaries will drop by 40 per cent
after 2003 when social security benefits and pensions will be paid into bank accounts
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KLM may use private equity to bid for Go
KLM, the Dutch flag carrier is considering mounting a joint bid with a private equity group to take over Go, the low cost airline subsidiary of British Airways.
Read MoreSAS Cargo had to pay Norwegian postal services
SAS Cargo, the cargo division of Scandinavian Airline Systems, had to pay NKr0.5m to the Norwegian postal services, Posten, after its employees refused to work overtime last autumn.
Read MoreINDIA SURVEY: Corporatize and downsize railways, postal services
The Indian government’s Economic Survey has recommended
corporatization and downsizing of departmental enterprises like Indian
Railways, India Post and state-run broadcasting corporations like Doordarshan
and All India Radio.
DHL bets on strong jump in Taiwan business
DHL Worldwide Express expects business in Taiwan to increase by as much has 10 times over the next decade, which it says will prove the worth of its heavy investment.
Taiwan Manager L.H. Lu said revenue for DHL will grow more than 15% in the domestic market this year
Read MoreKintetsu forms alliance with Sagawa Express
Kintetsu World Express, one of Japan’s largest forwarders, has formed a cooperative relationship with Sagawa Express Co., a domestic courier service in Japan
Read MoreParcel delivery: Ziegler takes over Grimaud
Parcel delivery: Ziegler takes over Grimaud
Read MoreBrambles shares drop following weak interim results – Brambles in merger talks with GKN
Shares in Brambles, the logistics company in merger talks with GKN of the UK, fell more than 7 per cent on Friday as analysts cut full-year profit forecasts for the Australian group following the announcement of a weak set of interim results on Thursday
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