Revenues down 2.6% for bpost
Belgian postal operator bpost has reported that its revenues for the second quarter (Q2) of 2015 were down 2.6% to €597.6m.
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US Congress bill focuses on “workers’ misclassification”
The Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015, which seeks to amends the Fair Labor Standards Act with a requirement that “employers accurately classify their workers and provide employees with notice of their classification”, has been introduced in the US House of Representatives.
Read MoreFacebook testing online marketplaces in Sydney and Auckland
Social media giant Facebook is running “test” online marketplaces in Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand.
Read MoreDadha launches Netmeds.com mobile app for prescription medication sales
The Chennai-based Dadha Group’s NetMeds.com has announced the launch of its mobile app for buying prescription medications.
Read MoreCEVA launches home delivery centre in Houston
CEVA Logistics has launched its new Home Delivery service centre in Houston.
Read MoreOmniva reports 10% increase in parcel volumes
Omniva, the Estonian postal operator, has reported that the volume of parcels that it handled in the first six months of 2015 was 10% up on last year, driven by e-commerce.
Read MoreAustralia Post CEO reports increase in overseas parcels
Australia Post’s CEO Ahmed Fahour has reported that the postal operator has benefited from a huge increase in the number of parcels being sent overseas, with China being the main destination.
Read MoreAustralian Police arrest trio for “exploiting foreign students” as cheap postal delivery drivers
The Australian Federal Police have arrested three men who allegedly ran two government-subsidised training colleges that hired out its foreign students to work as sub-contractors for Australia Post on sub-standard wages.
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