Strike at Poczta Polska beneficial to competition

The strike organised by employees of Poczta Polska Polish mail was a gift from the heavens for rival companies, which are hiring new staff and opening new branches in order to make the best of the situation while it lasts. Rafal Brzoska, CEO of Poczta Polska rival InPost, admits that his firm is unable to cope with the immense demand. Over the last 10 days, the company has increased its workforce by 150 people and is planning to open four new outlets in the next two weeks. According to Brzoska, it still needs to hire from 350 to 850 new staff. As long as the strike continues, Poczta Polska will lose more and more customers to the competition. To make matters worse, some of them can be expected to claim compensation for incurred losses. Such a move is being considered by e-shop Stereo.pl, which had to switch to more costly courier mail services in order to deliver its goods to buyers.