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UK Business Has Proven Solution For Planned Vaccination Passport

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 by Brian

Any Universal Vaccination Passport solution will need to have both a digital and physical element or it will not be fully accessible according to Martin Ruda, Group MD at the TALL Group of Companies. His warnings follow the announcement of a number of trials of domestic and international digital solutions which are mainly focussed on proprietary apps and smart phone technology. Martin explains: “The key to having a Universal Passport Solution is that is can…

Comment from the DHSC – or lack of

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by Brian

The Government recently announced that all businesses in England are now able to sign up to receive free rapid coronavirus tests under the government’s workplace testing programme. Businesses of all sizes, including those with fewer than 50 employees, can register to order lateral flow tests for their workers, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said. The department said rapid Covid-19 testing, where results can be returned in under 30 minutes, would help people…

Call for better masks to protect all staff

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by Brian

For some time now, nurses have been calling for all UK staff to be given a higher grade of face mask to protect them against new variants of coronavirus. The Royal College of Nursing warned “that inadequate PPE may be putting the lives of nursing staff at risk”. Although some hospitals are offering staff high-grade PPE, many are not – and that is leading to unequal levels of protection depending on where nurses work creating…

Yodel Faces £250,000 Bill As GMB Workers Take Delivery Giant To Court

Posted on March 9, 2021March 10, 2021 by Brian

GMB Union has evidence underpayment goes back 20 years – it’s ridiculous Yodel has not settled and would rather take its chances at a tribunal Yodel could face a bill of up to £250,000 as GMB drivers take the company to court. Up to 500 workers for the logistics giant could have been underpaid for their night shift, some of them to the tune of £1,000 each. Initially, a group of 18 night workers found their pay packets short because their overtime allowances were missing. They contacted their union – GMB…

Brexit crisis escalates as the EU threatens legal action and ParcelHero reveals a £5.25bn e-commerce black hole

Posted on March 9, 2021March 10, 2021 by Brian

Britain’s unilateral decision to shelve the next phase of Northern Ireland border checks has left the EU threatening legal action, while a new ParcelHero report reveals UK e-commerce stores face a 35% drop in sales of products sourced outside the UK. The international delivery specialist ParcelHero says the Government’s Brexit plans are in crisis. It warns Brexit is likely to cost UK traders £5.25bn in lost revenues and increased costs. ParcelHero is also cautioning that…

Consumer spending fell 13.8 per cent in February as lockdown continued, yet some sectors saw record growth

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 by Brian

Spending on essential items grew 5.3 per cent year-on-year as online grocery shopping surged Food and drink specialist stores, which includes butchers, greengrocers and fresh food box services reached a record high of 63.3 per cent growth Spending on non-essentials dropped 22.1 per cent, as much of the high-street remained closed Confidence in the wider UK economy rose to its highest point in the past 12 months The Barclaycard report combines hundreds of millions of…

Hermes Trials ‘Voice In Van’ Concept

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 by Brian

A voice assistant that supports couriers on their delivery rounds is being trialled in London this month by Hermes UK and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. ‘Neo’ can broadcast or display specific delivery information to the driver, including the type of delivery and the customer’s preferred safe place location to improve efficiencies and provide enhanced support to new or busy drivers with high parcel volumes, in rush-hour traffic or at unknown destinations. The assistant runs on the…

Sunak’s give-and-take Budget won’t rescue retail or bail out business

Posted on March 3, 2021March 4, 2021 by Brian

Chancellor Sunak’s promised £65bn spend, at the expense of a new 25% corporation tax, is simply robbing Peter to pay Paul. It’s not enough to save many SME retailers and manufacturers, cautions the home delivery expert ParcelHero The unprecedented national debt created by the impact of the Covid pandemic means Chancellor Rishi Sunak could not produce the Budget to save many struggling SME businesses, fears the e-commerce expert ParcelHero. ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research, David…

Amazon are Go! The internet giant launches its first till-free UK store

Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 by Brian

The opening of the first Amazon Go cashierless grocery store in the UK is perfectly timed to reduce physical contact during the pandemic, says ParcelHero The online giant Amazon is launching its first ‘brick and mortar’ shop in the UK. It may be a physical store but there is no need for any actual physical contact – Amazon Go stores are contactless and cashierless. The home delivery expert ParcelHero says the launch of the first…

Brexit-effect sees surge in demand for express break bulk services

Posted on February 25, 2021March 8, 2021 by Brian

Break bulk services are not a new phenomenon in the express delivery industry, but since the UK announced it would leave the European Union and its single customs union, there has been a significant upswing in interest. Where speed of cross-border delivery is key, break bulk can reduce paperwork and potential delays at the border as well as cut shipping costs. At Logistyx Technologies, we have seen a 250% increase in customers using or close…

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