Year: 2005

UPS Supports Comprehensive Postal Reform Legislation

Posted by | Apr 20, 2005 | |

Following passage of comprehensive postal reform legislation by the House Government Reform Committee, UPS has announced its support of H.R. 22 and committed to work toward final passage in Congress.

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2005 mandates significant reform measures to move the Postal Service toward sound financial footing while enhancing regulatory oversight. Last year, the House Government Reform Committee’s Special Panel on Postal Reform and Oversight held numerous hearings with key stakeholders in the mailing industry to develop comprehensive postal reform legislation.

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Portugal Payshop 2004 Profit at 1.0 Mln Euro

Posted by | Apr 20, 2005 | |

Portuguese electronic bill payment services Payshop, a unit of the country’s postal operator CTT-Correios de Portugal posted a profit of 1.0 mln euro (USD1.3) for 2004, it was reported on April 18, 2005.

The company ended 2005 with a 5.5 mln euro (USD7.09 mln) turnover, more than doubling it compared to 2003.

Payshop currently operates some 2,900 access points in Portugal. As for 2005, the company plans to start operations in Mozambique.

Payshop’s network includes CTT post offices, as well as supermarkets and other retail places. Payshop (www.payshop.pt) service allows users to pay their bills for gas, water, electricity and telephone, among others.

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New Marketing Director for Royal Mail

Posted by | Apr 19, 2005 | |

Royal Mail is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Batchelor, currently Vice President Global Brand at mobile telecommunications company Orange, as Marketing Director UK reporting to Chief Executive Adam Crozier.

The appointment follows Royal Mail’s announcement in September that it would seek a new marketing director as it enters the next phase of its transformation and faces full competition in the marketplace from January 1.

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Latvian govt to talk with Latvijas Pasts and Lattelkom about electronic signature project

Posted by | Apr 19, 2005 | |

Latvian government ordered the secretariat of E-Affairs Minister Janis Reirs on Tuesday to launch negotiations with the state-owned Latvijas Pasts postal company and Lattelekom telecommunications company about the development of the electronic signature services.

The government wants to complete the talks in three months time and then decide which company to entrust with implementing the electronic signature project.

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35,000 postal workers end strike in Romania after reaching pay settlement

Posted by | Apr 19, 2005 | |

Some 35,000 striking postal workers agreed to return to work Tuesday after reaching an agreement with management for a 4 percent wage rise. Postal workers began what was to be a 10-day strike on Monday to demand a 16 percent wage rise, which managers and Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said the post office could not afford. Under the agreement, 9,200 postal employees will earn the minimum wage of 3.3 million lei (USD117, euro90) starting May 1, Carstea said. Others will get wage hikes depending on how long they have worked for the company or meal tickets that can be used to buy food.

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TNT – people come first in global express industry

Posted by | Apr 19, 2005 | |

Advances in technology, coupled with the greater complexity of the international supply chain, have had a significant impact on the global express industry in recent years.

However, when asked to identify the key factor which makes their businesses successful, leading players in the sector generally point to just one thing – people.

“In my 14 years in the field, I’ve seen the so-called ‘brick-to-click’ transformation, with the old emphasis on warehouse facilities being replaced by a focus on systems solutions,” said Ambrose Linn, deputy country general manager for TNT Express Worldwide (HK).

“The most important thing, though, is still the way you care for your customers and your employees.”

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460,000 e-invoices delivered in Belgium in 2004

Posted by | Apr 19, 2005 | |

A total 460,000 e-invoices were delivered in Belgium in 2004, it was reported on April 12, 2005. Belgian electronic bill services provider Isabel registered 260,000 electronic invoices (e-invoices) in 2004, compared to 200,000 e-invoices by its competitor Certipost. According to Isabel and Certipost, the total number of invoices delivered in Belgium in 2004, stood between 800 million and 1.0 billion.

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Protests at Poczta Polska imminent

Posted by | Apr 19, 2005 | |

Employees of Poczta Polska (PP) national postal services provider have backed in a referendum the possibility of holding protests including strikes, said the company’s labour union representatives yesterday. The referendum was organised after PP’s director general announced an organisational shake up in the company. According to the unions, the plan was not discussed with employees and was revealed before a social package for employees was signed. “The referendum was called because our demands were ignored by both the director general and the minister of infrastructure, who want to comercialise and then privatise the company,” reads the official statement of the WRZ, a confederation of ten labour unions operating within the company. It is not known yet when the protest action is to be held. The WRZ claims that PP’s management failed to inform employees about crucial changes taking place in the company.

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