Comments from the Radio 4 interview with Allan Leighton
Comments from the Radio 4 interview with Allan Leighton
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Irish mail delivery may be disrupted
Industrial action threatens to disrupt mail delivery throughout the country next month and may mean that literature relating to the Nice Treaty does not reach voters.
The action, due to begin on August 19th, is being taken by the Irish Postmasters’ Union which represents 600 members in sub-post offices throughout the Republic.
According to Mr John Kane, general secretary of the union, there are two main reasons for the dispute. The first relates to delays by An Post management in dealing with grievances raised by the union. In some cases union members had to wait six to 18 months for problems to be dealt with. The other issue concerns what he says is insufficient pay for much of the work done in the sub-offices.
UK Post Office in talks over funding as losses deepen
The UK’s Post Office is in talks over a possible government bailout amid deepening losses that are likely to exceed 1 bln stg this year, reported The Times.
The report said Allan Leighton, chairman of Consignia, the Post Office parent company, has warned losses at the company are accelerating.
It says Consignia is now in talks with the Department of Trade and Industry about how it will fund the shortfall, and will push for either a government bailout or a commercial loan.
Royal Mail back door postal charges rapped
BUSINESSMAN Andy Loynes today blasted the Royal Mail for slapping a 20 per cent increase on the price of pre-paid envelopes, which are popular with small firms.
The controversy comes just weeks after postal chiefs unveiled plans to charge companies £14 a week for early deliveries. They later announced a re-think, following protests.
Now Consignia, the Royal Mail’s owner, has enraged small business bosses by raising the cost of packets of 100 pre-paid envelopes from £29.60 to £35.50.
A range of other products used by companies has gone up by between one and five per cent.
Taiwanese postal rates for outgoing international mail to be adjusted
The Directorate General of Posts under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications is to adjust postage rates for outgoing international parcels both by air and sea on Thursday, according to a statement released by the MOTC.
Due to the fact that transportation and collection fees for local post offices have been increasing, the DPG decided to make the adjustment to postage rates.
The areas affected by the adjustment include 35 countries and areas.
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