Royal Mail is in talks with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in a bid to avoid the planned national postal strikes this week.
However, according to a report by Sky News, Royal Mail said it will call in conciliation service Acas to try to resolve its industrial dispute if unions agree to call off the strikes [...]
Equities markets in Europe were higher Monday.
The FTSE 100 added 1.76 percent to 5,281.54 in London, while the FTSE 250 added 1.28 percent to 9,546.64.
The biggest gainers and losers in London were on the 250, where public transport operators National Express Group (LSE: NEX) added 10.5 percent on confirmation that rival Stagecoach (LSE: SGC) has [...]
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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has today announced plans for a “satellite office” in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is set to create around 325 jobs.
The news will be welcomed by officials and ministers from the Northern Ireland executive who have been fighting hard for more US investment in the province as part of the [...]
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is calling for the UK state pension age to increase to 70 as soon as “reasonably practical” due to “greatly increased” longevity.
The group argued that the state and private pension systems had become so complex that people were being deterred from saving for their retirement.
The group is also calling [...]