Royal Mail to hire 9% fewer seasonal workers this year
Royal Mail has announced plans to recruit about 19,000 seasonal workers to help sort the Christmas post this year — fewer than the 21,000 sought this time last year.
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Yodel hiring 5,000 seasonal staff to boost peak season performance
UK parcel carrier Yodel is hiring 5,000 new part-time and full-time staff to cope with expectations it will handle one million parcels a day in the run-up to Christmas this year.
Read MoreSpeedier parcel collection with POPS mobile app
POPStation mobile app – one of the new features that SingPost has just rolled out. SingPost has also added more new features to the POPStation to better serve customers’ online shopping needs.
Read MoreAPC Overnight invests ahead of peak period
APC Overnight, the UK’s largest privately owned next day parcel delivery firm, has made a £6 million investment at its Staffordshire-based national sortation centre, ahead of what is predicted to be the busiest period in the company’s history.
Read MoreUnion sues Canada Post over plan to end doorstep delivery
Unionists in Canada have launched a major legal challenge against Canada Post’s current efforts to adapt to falling letter volumes.
Read MoreNeopost brand update supports expansion into parcels, digital
Paris-based mail and shipping technology provider Neopost is rolling out a new look for its brand under the slogan “Send.Receive.Connect”.
Read MoreDeutsche Post mail prices for 2015 approved
The Federal Network Agency has approved the proposed adjustments to Deutsche Post mail prices, effective January 1, 2015, as submitted for approval on October 1. This will see the postage charge for a standard domestic letter (up to 20 grams) increase by 2 cents to EUR 0.62.
Read MoreNPI to upgrade Brazil Post sorting machines
US firm National Presort Inc (NPI) has won a contract to upgrade sorting technology at Brazil Post.
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