Royal Mail opening nine temporary parcel sort centres

Royal Mail is opening nine temporary parcel sort centres for the Christmas peak season. The postal operator has also set up a dedicated website (www.royalmailgroup.com/xmasjobs) for people to apply for positions in the centres and at other sites across the UK.

Around 3,300 seasonal workers will be based in the parcel sort centres, supporting Royal Mail’s 120,000 permanent  postmen and women.

Royal Mail Group is taking on around 19,000 seasonal workers in total this year across its operations.

This is the sixth year that Royal Mail has opened a dedicated network of parcel sort centres.

The parcel sort centres are in Bathgate in West Lothian, Rochdale, Leeds, Puntyclun in South Wales, Birmingham, Swindon, Greenford, Atherstone, and Coventry for international parcels and cards. The centres will open on a phased basis from 31 October.