POST OFFICE TRAVEL INSURANCE CREATES NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN GLASGOW
• 75 new jobs to be created in Glasgow’s Financial Services district
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Post Office Chairman to stand down in July
Alice Perkins is to stand down as Chairman of Post Office Ltd after four years overseeing the transformation of one of the UK's most important businesses.
She has decided to announce this now to allow ample time for the recruitment of her successor and a handover period before she stands down in July.
She has overseen the separation of Post Office Ltd from Royal Mail and the formation of the -
UK ADULTS TO TURN OVER A NEW FINANCIAL LEAF IN 2015
• 14 million people plan to make a big financial change in 2015 • Clearing debts (18 per cent) and taking greater control of their money (16 per cent) this year is key for many UK adults • Climbing the property ladder is a top priority for 2015, with a fifth (18 per cent) planning to move or buy their first home
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POST OFFICE LAUNCHES NEW MATCHED CREDIT CARD
• Post Office’s Matched Credit Card offers 0% on purchases for 16 months and 0% on balance transfers for 16 months (2.98% balance transfer fee applies) • No cash fee when the card is used to buy travel money at the Post Office
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POST OFFICE REINTRODUCES BALANCE TRANSFER OFFER FOLLOWING CUSTOMER DEMAND
• Post Office improves its Platinum Credit Card – with 0% on balance transfers for 18 months and a reduced fee of just 0.79%1
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PRICES SLIDE DOWNHILL AS SNOW FINALLY HITS THE ALPS
Snow has finally arrived in the Alps after weeks of nervous nail biting by ski holiday operators and skiers with early season bookings. That is not the only good news as the latest Post Office Travel Money Ski Resort Report¹reveals that prices have slid downhill since last year in 19 of 21 European resorts surveyed.
The biggest fall has been in Soldeu, which also benefited from early sno -
RISKOMETER REVEALS TOURISTS TAKE BIG CHANCES ON TRIPS TO INDIA, THE INDIAN OCEAN AND AFRICA
• Almost three-in-ten of long haul holidaymakers fail to take out travel insurance for trips to India – compared with 16 per cent for all destinations • India, Indian Ocean and Africa are where health, injury and theft issues arise most often • Under 35s are least likely to take out travel insurance • Average cost of long haul holiday insurance claims: £4,859
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31 million adults will be staying in this New Year’s Eve
• The NYE night in trend continues with 1.5 million people more than last year opting to stay in • ….but damages from house parties costs £127
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STRONG STERLING MAKES EUROZONE THE BEST BET FOR A NEW YEAR HOLIDAY BARGAIN
• Eurozone trio top the chart for New Year holiday bargains, led by Lanzarote • UK tourists get up to 33 per cent more travel cash than two years ago • Sharm-el-Sheikh is top contender among longer haul holiday resorts
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POST OFFICE GEARS UP FOR BUSIEST DAY FOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS
• 19TH December is the busiest day for phone/online Post Office International Payments • A transaction will be processed every 90 seconds • One in 10 will send cash as a Christmas gift • USA, Spain and Australia the most popular destinations for money transfers
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THE AVERAGE UK HOUSE EARNED MORE IN THE LAST YEAR THAN THE AVERAGE WORKER
The average UK house price increased by £29,339 over the last year – more than the average UK wage (£27,271) More than three in five workers earned less than the average UK property appreciated in value over the last 12 months London homes earned £80,000 in the last year – nearly twice as much as the average salary in the capital
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Statement on CWU strike proposal in Post Office admin and supply chain
The Post Office has said that the CWU is being irresponsible in its decision to propose strike action on 12th December in its Admin and Supply Chain network. It has urged the CWU to reconsider the business’s offer of a six per cent pay rise - plus cash payments for colleagues in Supply Chain – over three years.
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