Talks have broken down between the union and Royal Mail, a spokesman said, adding that Royal Mail managers are "refusing to budge with their 'best and final' offer".
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Every third Polish family business has experienced a deterioration in its situation in the last year. The most painful are the high costs of fuel, energy and labour, reports "Puls Biznesu".more
One of the largest infrastructural projects in Europe is being built between Łódź and Warsaw - this is how Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is described by the daily "Financieele Dagblad". The newspaper indicates that the Baltic states as well as the Czech Republic and Slovakia may benefit from the project.more
Beauty salons and tattoo parlours have prospered on High Streets while the number of banks and department stores has fallen, BBC analysis shows. Places to eat and drink have also increased - despite social distancing.more
Industry experts say the economic shocks of COVID, Brexit and the war in Ukraine have put sustained pressure on businesses, especially those in the entertainment sector - and now the energy crisis may prove the tipping point.more
More than 100 employees of three companies in Brabant in the south of the Netherlands have received an unusual Christmas present: for the whole of December they will be able to do their grocery shopping at their employer's expense, reports the daily newspaper De Telegraaf.more
45 per cent of employers plan to give employees Christmas bonuses. No Christmas activities are envisaged by 14 per cent of companies, according to a survey by the Randstad Research Institute in cooperation with Gfk. Compared to 2021, the value of Christmas benefits per employee will increase.more
Until recently, many companies did not want to hear about electronic invoices, digital archives and e-forms. Now they are open to novelties, and entrepreneurs are reaching for electronic signatures, 'Rzeczpospolita' reports today.more
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) fined Facebook €265 million. The penalty is the result of an investigation launched in April 2021 after the personal information of 533 million users of the site was published.more
Poland is the largest printing market in the Central and Eastern European region and the fifth largest in the European Union in terms of revenue and number of people employed, according to the eighth edition of the report 'Printing and printed packaging market in Poland'.more
A billionaire former Conservative donor has said he would back the party again if the government renegotiates with the EU for a “soft” Brexit trade deal. Guy Hands urged Rishi Sunak to consider a radical move to restart trade talks with Brussels, saying it could help the party win the next general election.more
France and Ireland signed an agreement yesterday in Paris on the construction of the "Celtic Interconnector", which will allow the exchange of electricity supplies between these countries from 2026, the French Ministry of Energy Transition said in a press release.more
The Wendy’s burger chain is hoping that it will be second time lucky as it prepares to go nationwide in the UK with its famous square patties, two decades after scrapping its first assault on the British market.more
Belarus is saying goodbye to McDonald's, to be replaced from tomorrow by the Russian chain Vkusno i Tochka. Internet users speak of a "farewell to an era", but Alyaksandr Lukashenko "thanked god" for the departure of the American chain.more
Pubs are under huge pressure following yesterday's Autumn Budget statement as around 50 pubs are closing every month amid soaring costs, business leaders have warned. more