TTPost given 10-day ultimatum:
The T&T Postal Corporation (TTPost) must respond in the next ten days to the T&T Postal Workers’ Union wage negotiation proposals for the period 2008 to 2010. The union warns if TTPost’s management fails to respond within ten days it will be “at their peril.” T&T Postal Workers’ Union general secretary Reginald Crichlow said the union has not ruled out industrial action. He was speaking yesterday at a news conference held at union’s headquarters, Eastern Main Road, El Dorado. Crichlow said the union had written TTPost management earlier this week demanding it provides a counter proposal and set a date for engaging in negotiations.
` He said: “Failing to so do, is at their peril because this organisation knows our worth and our responsibility.” Crichlow claimed the union had submitted its proposals for the 2008 to 2010 collective bargaining period last year, and to date management has failed to respond. He said the union was prepared to engage in meaningful discussions with TTPost’s management. He said when compared to the international earnings of postal workers globally, TTPost workers were being paid close to 23 per cent less. He said his union was in full support of the trade union movement’s cause for removing the five per cent wage cap. Calls up to late yesterday to TTPost managing director Sheldon Cyrus proved futile. A message was also left with Cyrus’ assistant Roxanne Gopaul. However, there has been no response.
Source: guardian.co.tt
Azerbaijan joins regional postal reforms:
Azerbaijan will be represented at regional conference "Support to countries of Europe and the CIS in strengthening and advancing the process of postal reform".
The Conference to be held in Kiev, Ukraine on 6-7 September will discuss the methodology of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in the area of postal reform, and study the European experience in reforming the postal sector, including modernization of the postal operators in developing countries.
Within the event Azerbaijan will share experiences on reform of postal sector and postal development, tell about the situation before the reform process start, the reform need and future prospects.
On the second day the conference will consider the draft UPU Guide regarding financing postal reform and discuss conditions and assessment of possibility and prospects for financing projects in the postal reform.
Source: ABC.AZ
KCB Increases Footprint Through Postal Deal:
Kenya Commercial bank customers can now make basic transactions at selected post offices countrywide after the bank recruited Postal Corporation of Kenya as an agent. KCB which already has 600 agents under its agency programme dubbed KCB mtaani said initially only seven post offices will offer the services but that with time the programme will be rolled out to the over 500 PCK outlets nationally.
"We do acknowledge that agent banking practices world wide have had huge success with postal partnerships and KCB is tapping into this huge potential in the roll out of agent banking services," said KCB Group Chief Executive Martin Oduor.
Agency banking was launched in Kenya last year after amendments to the banking Act so as to ensure a wider reach of financial services within the country.
Post Master General Hussein Ali said that the corporation is ready to work with other banks that may be interested as regards to agent banking services. "As we set about the complex task of undertaking banking services on behalf of KCB we are doing so with a clear conviction that its success will be the yardstick for our future growth and development," Ali noted.
KCB's agency banking works on the bank's mobile phone based platform known as KCB Connect. Customers can perform transactions such as deposits and withdrawals, loan applications and debit and credit card payments and checking account balances among others available under agency banking. The bank is targeting to grow the number of its agents to 2000 by end 2011.
The second phase of KCB and Posta's agency banking rollout will be done in Kiambu, Kajiado, Kerugoya, ukunda and Ongata Rongai among other areas over the next few weeks. The system has been undergoing testing over the last two months prior to the launch yesterday.
Posta which has been facing dwindling income due to competition from new technology and private courier firms has other types of agent deals with different service providers to boost its earnings.
Source:allAfrica.com
Postal Service Outperforms Green Goals:
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Continuing its green innovation and leadership strategy, the U.S. Postal Service released its fiscal year (FY) 2010 Annual Sustainability Report, which demonstrated the agency had exceeded a number of its sustainability goals — including nearly a 30-percent reduction in facility energy use, a 33-percent reduction of supplies purchases and a 133-percent increase in alternative fuel use.
"Delivering the mail to every person and business in America is a big job with enormous responsibilities to our customers and the environment," said Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Donahoe. "That's why 'leaner, greener, faster, smarter' is our sustainability call to action as we eliminate waste, reduce fuel and energy use and lower our carbon footprint, driving costs down in a sustainable, responsible way."
Chief Sustainability Officer, Thomas Day, credits the agency's culture of conservation for its gains. "Postal employees care very much about the environment. With the help of 400 green teams created to identify low- and no-cost conservation projects, we reduced energy and water use in 2010, saving more than $5 million. We also reduced waste to landfills and recycled 222,000 tons of material in 2010, which avoided $9 million in landfill fees and generated $13 million in revenue."
Highlights from the report include:
171 billion — pieces of mail delivered to 150 million delivery points, along 230,000 routes, with 215,000 postal vehicles, of which 44,000 are alternative fuel-capable, logging 4 million miles a day.
27 billion — Cradle to Cradle Certified(CM) stamps and shipping supplies provided to customers. USPS is the only mailing and shipping company in the world to have earned this certification for materials that meet established standards for human and environmental health and recyclability.
1,067,834 — metric tons of CO2 reduced from an FY 2008 baseline, an amount equal to the annual emissions of nearly 204,000 passenger vehicles.
These energy-conservation actions are part of a comprehensive strategy USPS is using to meet its goals to reduce facility energy use 30 percent, increase alternative fuel use 10 percent, and reduce vehicle petroleum use 20 percent by 2015 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020.
USPS also helps customers practice sustainability. In FY 2010, lobby recycling programs in more than 10,000 Post Offices helped customers divert 22,000 tons of discarded mail from landfills. USPS also helped customers recycle more than 1 million small electronics and printer cartridges…………….
Source: http://www.prnewswire.com
NamPost posts handsome profit:
WINDHOEK – Namibia Post Limited (NamPost)’s revenue grew by 13 percent in 2010.
The 13 percent growth is in comparison to the 19 percent recorded in 2009. The company’s revenue reached the N$504-million mark in financial year 2008/9 and profit before tax increased to N$14 million in 2008/9.
The 13 percent growth is in comparison to the 19 percent recorded in 2009. The company’s revenue reached the N$504-million mark in financial year 2008/9 and profit before tax increased to N$14 million in 2008/9.
This is contained in the company’s annual financial report for the year 2010 tabled on Tuesday in the National Assembly by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Jöel Kaapanda. The report stated that taxation amounted to N$9.1 million in 2010 while in 2008/9 it was N$4.6 million. The group net comprehensive income, which includes shareholding in SmartSwitch Namibia (Pty) Limited and NamPost Financial Brokers (Pty) Limited, increased by 31 percent to N$17.8 last year, compared to N$13.6 million in 2008/9.
In addition, the report indicated that all the business units (postal services, courier, saving bank and treasury) recorded positive revenue growth, resulting in the revenue increasing from N$448 in 2009 to N$504 million last year. “The company continued to improve its financial results. Postal services continue to be the main contributor to NamPost revenue having contributed 60 percent of the revenue during the financial year,” reads the report.
Financial services contributed 28 percent while courier contributed 12 percent to NamPost revenue. Operational expenses have increased by 13 percent to N$226.9 million. This increase, the report said, can be attributed to increases in, inter alia, depreciation and amortization of investments in non-current assets, the defined benefit plan and the costs of additions to permanent staff.Total assets increased to N$1.83 million last year compared to N$1.54 million in 2009.The increase was described as a ‘healthy growth of 19 percent”.
The report says NamPost plans to increase the number of outlets to 145 by 2014 to increase access to its services. NamPost has installed 100 000 postal boxes countrywide of which 95 percent were rented out in 2010 as compared to 93 percent in 2009.
Source:http://www.newera.com.na
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