UPS steps up festive season hiring plan to avoid delivery delays
UPS is expecting to hire between 90,000 and 95,000 temporary employees to boost its service during the peak season, from October through to January.
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UK union threatens UPS with national strike over “excessive” workloads
Delivery giant UPS is facing the possibility of a highly disruptive strike within its UK operations in the important run-up to the festive season.
Read MoreUPS invests in two new Polish facilities
UPS announced intentions to establish two new facilities in Poland representing a combined 25 million (USD) investment. The first is a new parcel sorting hub and center in the town of Strykow. The investment in this facility is the largest of its kind for the company in Poland and construction is scheduled to begin this September. The second facility will house a UPS Global Business Services (GBS) center in the city of Lodz – the second of its kind in the country. Both are scheduled to be operational in the first half of 2015 and will create more than 300 new UPS jobs in Poland.
Read MoreUPS invests $17.5m in Californian facility expansion
UPS announced a $17.5 million expansion of its delivery center in Menifee, California, to handle increased shipping volume from customers throughout the region. The expansion, which more than doubles the existing space, will open in late September. In addition to expedited package processing capability supported by advanced technology and conveyor systems, the facility will have expanded vehicle parking and an enlarged UPS Customer Center.
Read MoreUPS to open two sorting plants in Dallas, to boost peak season capacity
UPS is establishing two major new package distribution facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of the United States.
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