The 6 per cent rise only

[Rommagic]

How does this compare too previous years of wage rises I remember one year 5 per cent,everything up by 15-20 per cent this year not good.

[plymouth3]

Unfortunately losing £1m a day

With the amount of mail this week, could be more unfortunately

[Rommagic]

Thanks for your reply ,I went on holiday for two weeks only two letters I received at home.

[koolishy67]

Letter business going down and down parcel booming heaviest summer ever see on parcel side

[Woody Guthrie]

Letter business going down and down parcel booming heaviest summer ever see on parcel side

Not in my area.
Parcel volumes have been low all summer and collapsed in the last two weeks.
LATs been cancelled most days last week.
Just shows you can't project anything across the whole business.

[Woody Guthrie]

2023 award levels

February’s ONS data for regular base increases in the last three months of 2022 – 6.7 per cent overall, 4.2 per cent in the public sector – are probably more realistic 2023 award indicators. While the Bank of England said it was expecting inflation in the UK to “fall sharply” from the middle of this year in line with the prime minister’s commitment to halve the 11 per cent peak rate, the CBI business group is forecasting that it will still be at 6.7 per cent by the end of 2023.

XpertHR’s analysis of January awards found an average increase across the economy of 6 per cent, which I suspect will come closest to becoming a ‘going rate’ this year. Striking ambulance workers rejected an improved offer of 5.5 per cent from the Welsh government, but nurses’ leaders in Scotland are recommending their members accept the Scottish government’s latest offer of a minimum 6.5 per cent. The Fire Brigades Union postponed their planned nationwide strike after local government employers made an improved offer of 7 per cent for the current financial year

[Rommagic]

Good post woody,but onto 2024 ,2 per cent is poor.

[stevejm]

Good post woody,but onto 2024 ,2 per cent is poor.

the union had no business agreeing a wage increase for the 2024/25 year. And if it did agree one it had no business agreeing 2%. What on earth were they thinking?

[aiden01]

Good post woody,but onto 2024 ,2 per cent is poor.

the union had no business agreeing a wage increase for the 2024/25 year. And if it did agree one it had no business agreeing 2%. What on earth were they thinking?

What you thinking.

[Woody Guthrie]

Good post woody,but onto 2024 ,2 per cent is poor.

I agree.

[LouBarlow]

Letter business going down and down parcel booming heaviest summer ever see on parcel side

Your area is an outlier. Parcel volume is down, including for other couriers in my area. People don’t have the disposable income any more. Until the economy turns around, if it ever does with this corrupt government in power, then I don’t see this changing any time soon. It will worsen if anything.

Anecdotally parcel volumes in my office are as low as I can remember. Some loops have nothing. A bundle of mail is not uncommon and I work in a wealthy area.

[postieblueshirt]

Letter business going down and down parcel booming heaviest summer ever see on parcel side

Your area is an outlier. Parcel volume is down, including for other couriers in my area. People don’t have the disposable income any more. Until the economy turns around, if it ever does with this corrupt government in power, then I don’t see this changing any time soon. It will worsen if anything.

Anecdotally parcel volumes in my office are as low as I can remember. Some loops have nothing. A bundle of mail is not uncommon and I work in a wealthy area.

Our office is bit different our volumes have been enough that the manager hasn't been able to introduce any summer lapsing yet.Long may it continue also wealthy area retired wealth.

[LouBarlow]

Letter business going down and down parcel booming heaviest summer ever see on parcel side

Your area is an outlier. Parcel volume is down, including for other couriers in my area. People don’t have the disposable income any more. Until the economy turns around, if it ever does with this corrupt government in power, then I don’t see this changing any time soon. It will worsen if anything.

Anecdotally parcel volumes in my office are as low as I can remember. Some loops have nothing. A bundle of mail is not uncommon and I work in a wealthy area.

Our office is bit different our volumes have been enough that the manager hasn't been able to introduce any summer lapsing yet.Long may it continue also wealthy area retired wealth.

Areas with a lot of older people will likely see consistent volumes, as they will have all likely paid off their mortgages and won’t be hit as hard by rate rises.

[Nickvilla20]

I can’t remember the last time any of my loops had more than one bundle of mail. Even with the extra 80 calls added to my delivery I’m still finishing comfortably everyday within my time.

[postieblueshirt]

Letter business going down and down parcel booming heaviest summer ever see on parcel side

Your area is an outlier. Parcel volume is down, including for other couriers in my area. People don’t have the disposable income any more. Until the economy turns around, if it ever does with this corrupt government in power, then I don’t see this changing any time soon. It will worsen if anything.

Anecdotally parcel volumes in my office are as low as I can remember. Some loops have nothing. A bundle of mail is not uncommon and I work in a wealthy area.

Our office is bit different our volumes have been enough that the manager hasn't been able to introduce any summer lapsing yet.Long may it continue also wealthy area retired wealth.

Areas with a lot of older people will likely see consistent volumes, as they will have all likely paid off their mortgages and won’t be hit as hard by rate rises.

Yeah and old people now are tech savvy they know there way round an Amazon website they don't go to the shops for bog roll anymore.