royal mail didnt get amazon contract?

[koolishy67]

hi I just heard that because of parcel increase price royal mail didn't get amazon contract is that true?

[db]

hi I just heard that because of parcel increase price royal mail didn't get amazon contract is that true?

We're f****d if we didn't!

[postiel]

we'll still be delivering them though

[db]

we'll still be delivering them though

They will probably just stop sending their medium parcels with us! Still not good! (Or confirmed)

[interesting]

As I posted in another thread
What would be left is amazon went elsewhere

[hans solo]

good you reap what you sow

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Nothing on the news wires and I would have expected some mention of it if it was true. Will still keep an eye on it though.

[houseoflords]

I spoke to a guy recently whom was delivering Amazon parcels in a white van, he said he worked for Amazon and they are setting up delivery services in all major towns and cities, he said RM charge too much so it's cheaper to deliver their parcels themselves.

[cyberheater]

I spoke to a guy recently whom was delivering Amazon parcels in a white van, he said he worked for Amazon and they are setting up delivery services in all major towns and cities, he said RM charge too much so it's cheaper to deliver their parcels themselves.

I'll work for them. They've got to be better to work for then RM.

[fishtank]

I think it probably relates to this...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/a ... shops.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's the Collect+ thing.
Obviously us upping our prices makes things like Collect+ even more attractive.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I spoke to a guy recently whom was delivering Amazon parcels in a white van, he said he worked for Amazon and they are setting up delivery services in all major towns and cities, he said RM charge too much so it's cheaper to deliver their parcels themselves.

I'll work for them. They've got to be better to work for then RM.

Its a close call - but I think RM are better

Amazon accused over temporary workers http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e64e884c-7cd6 ... z2RIAmQmIB" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Disputed employment contracts, unreliable transport, cramped accommodation in a holiday park and, above all, the monitoring of workers there by a jackbooted security company with alleged ties to the far-right, triggered a storm of opprobrium.

Germany probes Amazon warehouse conditions after film http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21488816" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A TV documentary by state broadcaster ARD said employees' rooms were searched, they were frisked at breakfast and constantly watched.

Protest outside Amazon against 'exploitation' of workers at Fife site http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/213836-am ... ne-centre/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The union says employees at the site in Dunfermline are paid £6.20 an hour, just 1p above the minimum wage. They also claim staff are made to wear digital terminals on their arms which track their movements and there are no regular breaks. GMB say there is a culture of bullying and harassment within the company.

Achtung! German Amazon workers out on strike http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/10 ... e_germany/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"This isn't going to go away. Amazon employees need to be treated better."

[fishtank]

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ed6a985c-70bd ... z2KKkcwuxr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They do not dawdle –the devices in their hands are also measuring their productivity in real time. They might each walk between seven and 15 miles today.

Before they can go home at the end of their eight-hour shift, or go to the canteen for their 30-minute break, they must walk through a set of airport-style security scanners to prove they are not stealing anything.

Every warehouse has its own “continuous improvement manager” who uses “kaizen” techniques pioneered by Japanese car company Toyota to improve prod­uctivity

“We use a bunch of Japanese guys, they are not consultants, they are insultants"

Some people also patrol the warehouse pushing tall little desks on wheels with laptops on them – they are “mobile problem solvers” looking for any hitches that could be slowing down the operation.

Several former workers said the handheld computers, which look like clunky scientific calculators with handles and big screens, gave them a real-time indication of whether they were running behind or ahead of their target and by how much. Managers could also send text messages to these devices to tell workers to speed up

[arthur was right]

During the last major industrial action... Amazon[an American owned company] threatened to stop all deliveries with RM. That was a few years ago. It was all scare mongering then AS IT IS LIKELY TO BE NOW

[dohnut]

I spoke to a guy recently whom was delivering Amazon parcels in a white van, he said he worked for Amazon and they are setting up delivery services in all major towns and cities, he said RM charge too much so it's cheaper to deliver their parcels themselves.

I'll work for them. They've got to be better to work for then RM.

Yeah if you think royal mail are bad, amazon are the devil they dont give a toss about there workers just there bottom line.

[Thehair]

I'll just carry on deliver the letters then...