It was widely rumoured that workers at Royal Mail would strike and this week it has been confirmed that they will as Royal Mail and unions failed to reach an agreement over changes to pay and jobs. Currently, it has been announced that Royal Mail workers will be on strike next week on Thursday (22nd October) and Friday (23rd October). They are also planning a further 2-days strike in the following week (Week 30).
To plan for these impending strikes, Independent Contractor Services (ICS) have announced that they will accept PDF’s and faxes of all documents for all the services we offer. We are also advising contractors who may be sending important documents to ourselves to use on alterative courier to Royal Mail, for example, TNT Mail. A list of companies licensed to deliver letters weighing under 350g can be found by clicking here.
Times Online has described the strikes next week as an awkwardly-timed postal strike which is set to bring chaos to Britain in the run-ups to the tax return deadline and Christmas. They have however detailed some helpful advice with regards to the postal strike in an article named ‘Five ways to beat the postal strike’.
An online business resource for entrepreneurs believes this current postal strike will drive customers away from the Royal Mail as businesses can’t rely on the service.
Royal Mail offers a consumer helpline on 08457 740 740 and regularly updates information about the current strikes on its website at www.royalmail.com/serviceupdates.
