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Simon Thompson

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Date of birth June 16,1959
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Bramhall
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Simon Thompson is a British investment banker and business executive. He is the former chairman of Tarmac Group and Tullow Oil. He serves as the chairman of 3i, a private equity and venture capital firm.

Royal Mail to be investigated for missed delivery targets

Royal Mail to be investigated for missed delivery targets
May 15,2023 10:30 am

... On Friday, Royal Mail s chief executive Simon Thompson announced that he would leave, meaning the company will soon be searching for its third boss in five years...

Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson to step down

Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson to step down
May 12,2023 7:21 am

...Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson is to step down from his role, the owner of the postal giant has said...

Royal Mail referred to Ofcom over late letter deliveries

Royal Mail referred to Ofcom over late letter deliveries
Mar 17,2023 1:10 am

... Data collectionThe MPs also said Royal Mail s chief executive Simon Thompson had not been " wholly accurate" in answers he gave to MPs on the use of technology by managers to track and discipline workers...

Royal Mail accused of prioritising parcels over letters

Royal Mail accused of prioritising parcels over letters
Jan 17,2023 10:01 am

... He showed it to Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson who was giving evidence to the committee...

Royal Mail ransomware attack leaves firms in limbo

Royal Mail ransomware attack leaves firms in limbo
Jan 16,2023 9:11 pm

... " Simon Thompson, chief executive of Royal Mail, is likely to face questions about how the company has responded to the attack on Tuesday when he appears before MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee...

Inside Royal Mail's biggest sorting office on strike day

Inside Royal Mail's biggest sorting office on strike day
Dec 9,2022 1:30 pm

... By contrast, the early morning gathering of strikers outside Mount Pleasant might be loudly chanting " Thompson out" in reference to Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson, but they respect the rights of people to work during industrial action...

Royal Mail asks to stop Saturday letter deliveries

Royal Mail asks to stop Saturday letter deliveries
Nov 17,2022 5:11 am

... Simon Thompson, chief executive of Royal Mail, added: " We have always been clear we need change to survive...

Royal Mail postal workers to strike on Black Friday

Royal Mail postal workers to strike on Black Friday
Nov 2,2022 2:31 am

... Union members will also be asked on Thursday to deliver a vote of no confidence in Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson...

Royal Mail referred to Ofcom over late letter deliveries

Oct 31,2022 12:41 pm

Royal Mail is Falling Down on its letter delivery obligations, a group of MPs has said.

The Firm has been prioritising parcel deliveries over letters, they said, and called on Ofcom to investigate.

The regulator said Royal Mail 's recent performance was " clearly well short of where it should be" and said it would consider the MPs' report.

Royal Mail said it had clear policies that parcels and letters " should be treated with equal importance".

Royal Mail must, by law, deliver letters to all parts of the UK, Six Days per week, as part of its " universal service obligation".

If it fails to do this, it can be fined by communications regulator Ofcom.

There was widespread evidence that Royal Mail " systemically failed to deliver" on this obligation, telling postal workers to make sure they delivered parcels before letters, MPs on The Business , Energy and Industrial Strategy committee said.

They referred The Matter to Ofcom, calling on it to open an enforcement investigation, talk to postal workers, and report back to The Committee .

Data collection

The MPs also said Royal Mail 's chief executive Simon Thompson had not been " wholly accurate" in answers he gave to MPs on the use of technology by managers to track and discipline workers.

Royal Mail said it rejected the suggestion that Royal Mail " may have misled" The Committee in answering its questions.

It said evidence that technology had been used to monitor workers in The Way suggested, was due to some managers contravening Royal Mail policy.

But the MPs said they did not believe that could have happened " without direct or indirect approval of management". The Committee said if senior management had not known, then they should be investigated by the board for negligence.

The MPs also called on The Information Commissioner to check whether this data collection was legal.

The Information Commissioner's Office said it would respond to The Report .

Enforcement

Ofcom said it was carefully considering the MPs' report into late letter deliveries.

" We're very concerned about this and have asked The Company to explain what it's doing to bring service levels back up as a matter of urgency, " the regulator said.

It said it would look at Royal Mail 's performance from April to March and wouldn't hesitate to take enforcement action if required.

Royal Mail said it would review how its delivery policies were being used and feed that back to MPs and Ofcom.

" The commercial reality of providing the universal service has changed" Royal Mail said.

The Company has faced a series of challenges in recent months, including an ongoing industrial dispute over working conditions.

Strikes caused considerable disruption over the Christmas period.

Royal Mail was then hit by a cyber attack that disrupted overseas mail services in January and February.

In 2020 Ofcom fined The Firm £1. 5m for missing delivery targets.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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