Carl Lomas, Chairman of the Institute of Couriers, on this week's tribunal case
The first of four tribunals begin Tuesday Nov 22. These throw the spotlight on employment in the express logistics sector which already operates on all three platforms of employment. PAYE, self-employment or a mixture of the two. Explosion in e-retail will form a far greater challenge in the business model, at the heart of e-retail challenge is the perception of free delivery. The sector is likely to double in the next five years as e-retail numbers explode.
Value of delivery is often perceived as free and here lies the greatest challenge whether the sector is PAYE or self-employed.
Millennium of transport in Saturday morning Lord Mayor's Show
Life-blood of commerce in the City of London for Lord Mayor's Show.
Institute of Couriers chair Carl Lomas,
Rain lashing down, but no dampening of the spirit for transport showcase of logistics for new Lord Mayor. Pimlico plumbers steal show with Santa's sleigh. A thousand years of transport combine at head of parade for Royal Mail and the Carmen transport livery - take a live look with the BBC this morning. Full story and updates of the next generation of express logistics workforce that will set a future development of express, home retail and final mile e-retail delivery through apprenticeship education to serve the next millennium of transport.
Institute of Couriers fellows cheered from under their IOC brollies at Guildhall and Carmen apprentice Caitland caught you the very first photos as the procession of transport proceeded down Gresham Street to Mansion House.
Four wheel drive and racy at the London Lancaster Hotel logistics excellence dinner, TC Beverley Bell and express represented from TNT, UPS to DHL took to tables at the London dinner hosted by CILT. BBC news presenter Naga Munchetty talked tango from Strictly.
IOC chairman Carl Lomas was in Guildhall Yard for Logistics celebrations. Installation of the 500 year Master Carmen, Marsha Rae Ratcliffe. The new Master chose Royal Mail to celebrate the 500th year at the Guildhall, London. The same 500 year party for the Royal mail in their 500th year. A traditional fee of five shillings was paid for the hire of the cart, old and new as a young Carmen apprentice then lined up for a photo. 1516 – 2016 for Five hundred years of logistics at the installation ceremony of the Carmen, Guildhall City of London. Carl Lomas was with the Royal mail Stagecoach, congratulate Royal mail director David Gould on the London Holyhead post run from Guildhall Yard.
Carl Lomas IOC chair was proud to be at one of the most interactive and sincere exchanges of freight issues in the history of the TfL forum. A key note by Mike Brown, the very last word from Ian Wainwright and strong interaction at the round tables for the mayor’s strategy on London for transport. TfL Ben Plouden summarised into six key themes.
IOC Heads of Industry – Oct 18th IOD, Pall Mall London SW1
TfL, DWP and DfE(BIS) at the IOC Heads of industry fellows round table event despite ultra congestion as Trafalgar Square closed for the Olympic celebration medal party. It was a full house to share best practice and put issues to the table. Opening with a transport style bacon butty lunch for a network opportunity of like-minded teams to focus on key express issues. IOC Chair Carl Lomas MBE opened with introductions, ‘City Sprint, Hermes, DPD,GLH, Diamond, Gnewt, DHL, GSG, Rush, Swift, UK Mail and more introduced themselves as Lomas urged talk about key and imminent issues.
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