La Poste finds new tasks for postmen

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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POSTMEN will be carrying out a range of new services such as collecting library books and checking on elderly people’s health, to compensate for falling use of post.

New technologies have been leading to less and less use of traditional paper letters and La Poste is expecting their overall contribution to its revenues to fall by a further 30 per cent over the next five years. What is more, the firm will theoretically be open to full competition from next January, when its last monopoly, on light letters, is to end.

One solution is to cut staff: it is planned that in the next five years only one in four postmen retiring will be replaced. Another is to give the postmen new tasks.

La Poste says it wants to capitalise on postmen’s “very positive image” to offer new services. These will include a partnership with pharmacies, so as to deliver medicines to people who have transport difficulties, and ones with bodies such as departmental councils or charities to check on the ill or elderly. The check-up service will be called “Bonjour facteur!”(Good morning, postman!) and will be offered regardless of whether the person has any post that day.

La Poste is also working with local authorities to set up a service of delivery and collection of library books, CDs and DVDs.

[clashcityrocker]

et bientot on va lui mettre une brosse dans le cul, pour qu'il puisse balayer la route.

[Mangonuts]

Good old Google translate!

[slurp]

lol

[fishtank]

et bientot on va lui mettre une brosse dans le cul, pour qu'il puisse balayer la route.

Don't knock it CCR...at least they are prepared to think outside the box rather than simply whine about how mail volumes are falling...and falling etc.
I would rather deliver library books and medicine if it actually "protects full-time jobs" than embark on the lunacy that Royal Mail have planned.

[clashcityrocker]

T'as raison mon vieux.

[Lounge Lizard]

"checking on elderly people’s health" Now, where did I put that anal thermometer ?
( Yes, the old jokes are the best )

[maisymoo04]

hahahaha LL

[maisymoo04]

THE CHECK UP SERVICE WILL BE CALLED"GOOD MORNING POSTMAN" whats all that about ha

[dazzlin72]

They could call the "service" the postman always rings twice!

[dazzlin72]

Don't think that RM havn't thought of these ideas, dont you remember the rumours a few years ago were that we would read gas/electric meters while on delivery!

[POSTMAN]

Don't think that RM havn't thought of these ideas, dont you remember the rumours a few years ago were that we would read gas/electric meters while on delivery!

Wasn't a rumour they were actively looking into it,until some bright spark came up with the idea that all new meters will read themselves then send the info on.

[Lounge Lizard]

Don't think that RM havn't thought of these ideas, dont you remember the rumours a few years ago were that we would read gas/electric meters while on delivery!

Wasn't a rumour they were actively looking into it,until some bright spark came up with the idea that all new meters will read themselves then send the info on.

And then some bright spark came up with the idea of letters that deliver themselves, emails that is, and that's why mail volumes are down so much, or so we're told.