Royal Mail hits back over in-house agency

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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Royal Mail has hit back against union claims that it has deliberately set up its own recruitment agency to “get around” the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR).

Earlier this week, The Daily Mirror reported the Communication Workers Union’s slamming Royal Mail’s decision to set up its own agency — Angard Staffing Solutions, with CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward calling the launch of the agency a “deliberate attempt to get around the agency regulations” and “a clear sign of Royal Mail preparing to casualise the industry”.

In a statement released toRecruiter, Royal Mail Group spokesman David Simpson said: “In common with other large companies, Royal Mail Group recruits temporary workers through an in-house recruitment agency — Angard Staffing Solutions – as well as through other employment providers.

“This is standard practice in UK industry and it enables us to keep a tight grip on our costs, which is what the taxpayer would expect. Through Angard, our costs are lower than the fees we would otherwise pay to external recruitment agencies.

“Royal Mail’s use of temporary workers has not changed in recent years and the company remains committed to a flexible, predominantly full-time workforce supported, as has long been the case, by part-time employees.

“The company is fully compliant with UK employment law and any suggestion that Angard Staffing Solutions has been set up to, in some way, get round the new Agency Workers Regulations is nonsense.

“Angard Staffing Solution’s biggest role by far is to manage the recruitment of temporary Christmas workers who, this year, will boost the Royal Mail workforce by 18,000 to help sort the nation’s festive mailbag.”

[POSTMAN]

Royal Mail have previously said Angard is just for xmas,and not for life,then why is the below on their website...

Angard Staffing fulfil Royal Mail's requirements for flexible resource by managing a "pool" of employees that are supplied on assignments ranging from a single-shift cover to longer assignments covering a number of weeks.

[daveyeff]

Royal Mail have previously said Angard is just for xmas,and not for life,then why is the below on their website...

Angard Staffing fulfil Royal Mail's requirements for flexible resource by managing a "pool" of employees that are supplied on assignments ranging from a single-shift cover to longer assignments covering a number of weeks.

dont believe ANYTHING that pack of rat scumbags say. end of.

[RedBagMan]

"Predominantly full-time work force"

Really ?

[DirtyHarry]

In Royal Mail, as in all walks of life in Britain, if it wears a suit and tie, it's a scumbag.

[BELIAL]

Would you buy a use car from David Simpson? C'mon, seriously

[silly suffolk]

there so bloody selfish with no regard for others it beggers belief. they disgust me.

[casualnowwithangard]

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[BELIAL]

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In a statement released toRecruiter, Royal Mail Group spokesman David Simpson said: “In common with other large companies, Royal Mail Group recruits temporary workers through an in-house recruitment agency — Angard Staffing Solutions – as well as through other employment providers.

“This is standard practice in UK industry and it enables us to keep a tight grip on our costs, which is what the taxpayer would expect. Through Angard, our costs are lower than the fees we would otherwise pay to external recruitment agencies.


“The company is fully compliant with UK employment law and any suggestion that Angard Staffing Solutions has been set up to, in some way, get round the new Agency Workers Regulations is nonsense.

Or you could have just recruited them via Royal Mail ,so why the round the houses shite

[markadam1962]

16% drop in pay might have something to do with it...robbing barstools!

[BELIAL]

16% drop in pay might have something to do with it...robbing barstools!

You'll be telling me next that RM have no intention of paying the £5600 pound they said colleague shares could payout to all employees if we agreed to business transformation

[fishtank]

16% drop in pay might have something to do with it...robbing barstools!

You'll be telling me next that RM have no intention of paying the £5600 pound they said colleague shares could payout to all employees if we agreed to business transformation

You'll be telling me next they have no intention of paying out that final salary pension scheme i've been chucking cash into like a sucker for all these years.

[blue1873]

Mr David Simpson says " it enables us to keep a tight grip on costs, which is what the taxpayer would expect"
could Mr Simpson tell RM employees who by the way Mr Simpson are taxpayers too what the up to date "COSTS"
are for World Class Mail. The MC i work in has spent shed loads of the folding stuff on this stupidity so far and
for no obvious gain to STAFF, JOE PUBLIC or most importantly THE TAXPAYER, I look forward to his costings on this
waste of TAXPAYERS money. Dont think i'll hold my breath whilst awaiting his reply

[andy2007]

Here's a quote from the article Casualnowwithangard provided a link to:
Typical comments about the agency suggested candidates had not been able to book time slots for interviews, been “waiting nearly four weeks” and had found “no closing date” and “no contact details”. One comment branded Angard “totally unprofessional”, while another wrote “avoid them like the plague”.

After Recruiter advised the Royal Mail of the comments, a Royal Mail spokesperson told the magazine: “We are, of course, very sorry if anyone feels the recruitment process has not meet the high standards Royal Mail always seek to achieve – but we are very confident that would be the view of a very small minority.

“Our approach is to treat all applicants fairly and with respect – and that includes ensuring they get an answer to their inquiries, including when their application has been unsuccessful

Do RM/Angard REALLY expect anyone to believe that drivel!?!

But just to be fair, I'll ask the question: Does ANYONE on here know anyone who's had a good experience with Angard?

Somehow, I doubt that there'll be anyone who does. Particularly as the small number of Angard Agency currently at my Office, have NOTHING good to say about Angard. And they actually managed to GET some work through them. If that doesn't show how useless Angard is, I don't know what will!

[blue1873]

"One comment branded ANGARD TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL"
Now folks who does that remind you of