May 2021 Local Elections
Last month, the government announced that May’s local elections will be going ahead as planned despite the pandemic, this includes those postponed in 2020. Due to the number of people shielding...
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Banking Services (Post Offices) Bill well received
The NFSP recently worked alongside Duncan Baker MP on the Banking Services (Post Offices) Bill, which was presented to Parliament on 2 March 2021. The Bill seeks to ensure that banks are required to o...
Increase to contactless payment limit
Following the Government’s recent spring budget statement, the legal limit for contactless payments is set to increase from £45 to £100 per transaction. This will allow individuals t...
POST OFFICE HORIZON INQUIRY: HOW TO TAKE PART
The Post Office Horizon Inquiry wants to hear from current and former subpostmasters and there are a number of ways to take part. Submit a written response – deadline 23 February The Inq...
Stopping the slide into a cashless society
The NFSP fully welcomes the Banking Services (Post Offices) Bill that is going to be presented by Duncan Baker MP on 2 March 2021. The Bill will ensure that banking institutions are mandated to mainta...
Postal Affairs Minister extends thanks to subpostmasters
Postal Affairs Minister Paul Scully has written to all subpostmasters and their staff to thank them for their efforts during the pandemic. In a letter dated 15 January, Minister Scully told subpostma...
Post offices are the 'access to cash' solution
The NFSP has responded to HM Treasury’s ‘Access to Cash: call for evidence’ which sets out the Government’s aims for protecting access to cash throughout the UK. Responses wer...
Post Office Ltd to invest £16m in ATM network
Last month Post Office Ltd (PO) announced that it will be investing £16 million over four years to update its network of ATMs. PO’s agreement with the Bank of Ireland (BOI) – which...
Petition for the extension of the post office network subsidy
Martyn Day, the MP for Linlithgow and East Falkirk, is working with the NFSP to ensure Government hears of the incredible work done by subpostmasters and the importance of continuing to provide financ...
NFSP mails update web event - Tuesday 17 November 8pm
Join the NFSP on Tuesday at 8pm for our national mails update via Zoom.Mark Siviter, Managing Director Mails & Retail, Post Office Ltd will be joining.Subjects will include: Parcel Collect...
Important information on staff returning from furlough
The Government’s Furlough scheme ends on 31 October and, as a result, you may have staff returning from furlough in the coming days. The NFSP has sought clarification from Post Office Ltd on so...
Message from NFSP CEO Calum Greenhow on Parcel Collect
Dear colleague I write to update you on the situation regarding the announcement on Wednesday 21 October that Royal Mail will be launching a national ‘Parcel Collect’ service. This is fur...
The NFSP says: "Branch is best"
On behalf of subpostmasters across the UK, the NFSP is very disappointed by the launch of Royal Mail's new 'Parcel Collect' service. Subpostmasters act as a salesforce for Royal Mail s...
NFSP urges Government to extend subsidy
The NFSP has called for the extension of the subsidy payment Government provides to Post Office Ltd. The UK’s budgetary framework operates on a cyclical basis with the allocation of fundi...
NFSP National HR Web Event - Tuesday 6 October 8pm
Join the NFSP tonight (Tuesday 6 October) for our national HR web event on Microsoft Teams. HR:4UK’s Angela Clay will be discussing: The Government’s new Job Support Scheme. Changes...
Post Offices: a support mechanism for 300,000 vulnerable people
The post office network relies on a subsidy from Government. It is just over six months until the current subsidy arrangement ends and that is deeply worrying for subpostmasters and the communities th...
Working in the heatwave
The NFSP's trusted HR partner HR:4UK has expert advice for NFSP members on working through the current heatwave. The UK is currently experiencing a heatwave with temperatures expected to reach 9...
Aug 11, 2020 | Other
NFSP AGM 2020 & September event
The NFSP’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020 took place at 11am on Wednesday 29 July via the online meeting system Zoom. Guy Butterworth of the NFSP’s auditor Lucraft Hodgson & Dawes...
Jul 31, 2020 | NFSP
Actions in response to the roll out of ordering via Branch Hub
As subpostmasters will likely be aware, Post Office Ltd (PO) is rolling out a new system for ordering stock via Branch Hub – which it intends to replace the Horizon-based ordering system. The N...
Jul 24, 2020 | Post Office
Post Office Ltd interference with Google My Business pages
The NFSP has become aware that Post Office Ltd (PO) has been taking control of and editing individual post offices’ Google My Business pages. In many cases this has seen PO remove content relat...
Jul 23, 2020 | Post Office