'' «notes the threats to the future of the Royal Mail and welcomes the conclusion of the Hooper Report that, as part of a plan to place the Royal Mail on a sustainable path for the future, the current six days a
week universal
service obligation (USO) must be protected, that the primary duty of a new regulator should be to maintain the USO, and that the Government should address the growing pensions deficit; notes that modernisation in the Royal Mail is essential and that investment must be found for it; endorses the call for a new relationship between management and postal unions; urges engagement with relevant stakeholders to secure the Government's commitment to a thriving and prosperous Royal Mail, secure in public ownership, that is able to compete and lead internationally and that preserves the universal postal
service; further notes the Conservatives» failure to invest in Royal Mail when they were in power in contrast with Labour's support for both Royal Mail and the Post Office; and notes that legislation on these issues will be subject to normal parliamentary procedures.»
In return for loan repayments, LRP awardees are legally bound to a
service obligation to conduct qualifying research supported by a domestic nonprofit or U.S. government (Federal, state, or local) entity for 50 percent of their time (at least 20 hours per
week based on a 40 - hour
week) for two years.
Last
week, we highlighted that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services («CMS») released a long - awaited final rule regarding its interpretation of the statutory
obligation of Medicare Part A and...