IDS rallies as Royal Mail and CWU reach agreement on pay

17th Apr 2023 09:27

(Sharecast News) - International Distribution Services rallied on Monday after Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union said over the weekend that they had reached an agreement on pay and employment terms.

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Talks between Royal Mail and CWU end without agreement

5th Apr 2023 14:05

(Sharecast News) - Talks between union bosses and Royal Mail have ended without an agreement following 11 months of negotiations.

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Royal Mail threatens to put postal service into administration

28th Mar 2023 09:40

(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail issued a threat to put its loss-making postal service into administration, it emerged on Tuesday, amid escalating talks with union chiefs.

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MPs refer Royal Mail to Ofcom over neglect of postal obligations

17th Mar 2023 12:31

(Sharecast News) - A group of parliamentarians said on Friday that Royal Mail had neglected its legal responsibility to deliver letters, accusing the company of prioritising package deliveries.

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Royal Mail's international services restored

21st Feb 2023 11:43

(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail said on Tuesday that its international services have now been restored following a cyber incident last month.

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Postal strikes called off after legal challenge

7th Feb 2023 12:07

(Sharecast News) - UK postal workers have called off a strike scheduled for later this month after a legal challenge from Royal Mail, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on Tuesday.

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CWU to strike on 16-17 February

2nd Feb 2023 17:01

(Sharecast News) - Postal workers announced that they would strike on 16-17 February due to "unagreed changes" to the structure of work by Royal Mail at offices across the country.

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Royal Mail resumes international deliveries after cyber hack

26th Jan 2023 12:14

(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail said it had resumed overseas tracked and signed-for services to all destinations for online customers after the cyber attack by ransomware gang Lockbit, which has links to Russia.

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IDS Q3 revenues fall as strike over pay drags on

26th Jan 2023 07:31

(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services (IDS) said third-quarter revenues fell as its dispute with workers over pay dragged on.

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Royal Mail hit by cyber attack

11th Jan 2023 15:54

(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail said on Wednesday that it has been hit by "severe disruption" following a cyber incident.

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Compensation launched for first Post Office software victims

7th Dec 2022 12:50

(Sharecast News) - A long fought-for compensation scheme for subpostmasters affected by the Post Office accounting software scandal was announced on Wednesday,

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Royal Mail warned to stop blaming Covid for late deliveries

2nd Dec 2022 10:53

(Sharecast News) - British letter and parcel carrier Royal Mail has told to stop blaming the Covid pandemic for late deliveries after missing performance targets.

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Royal Mail makes 'best and final offer' to striking workers

23rd Nov 2022 13:18

(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail's "best and final offer" to striking workers was rejected on Wednesday afternoon, with hundreds of thousands of postal workers set to walk out on Thursday and Friday.

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Berenberg lowers target price on International Distributions Services

18th Nov 2022 10:08

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on postal service operator International Distributions Services from 480.0p to 370.0p on Friday but said the company's recent first-half results offered "limited" comfort to shareholders.

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Royal Mail workers to strike on Christmas Eve

18th Nov 2022 07:29

(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail workers are to extend industrial action to include Christmas Eve, it emerged on Friday, the latest salvo in a long-running dispute over jobs, condition and pay.

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