RM to recruit more than 21,000 temporary Christmas staff

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Royal Mail to recruit more than 21,000 temporary Christmas staff

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Christmas workers will support 124,000 permanent postmen and women during their busiest time of the year

Royal Mail is to recruit more than 21,000 seasonal staff to help sort the Christmas post.

Around 18,000 will be in England, 2,000 in Scotland, 700 in Wales and 400 in Northern Ireland, available between early November and January 2014.

The temporary jobs will support Royal Mail's permanent 124,000 postmen and women who sort and deliver the mail all year round, including Christmas – which is the busiest time of the year for the postal service.

Royal Mail's managing director of operations and modernisation, Mark Higson, said: "Christmas is the busiest time of the year for Royal Mail and we plan all year round to help ensure we deliver the best possible service to our customers.

"Every Christmas, we make a substantial financial commitment in additional resources to handle the festive mailbag, including the recruitment of thousands of temporary workers."

[britwrit]

As long as they're not taking away my overtime (yeah, I'm a Grinch, I know), I like Christmas casuals. For all their cluelessness, they usually work pretty hard and have an up-beat attitude.

[Red Robbo]

As long as they're not taking away my overtime (yeah, I'm a Grinch, I know), I like Christmas casuals. For all their cluelessness, they usually work pretty hard and have an up-beat attitude.

We have a few "clueless" ones working in our MC, fortunately they are managers

[cyclemech1]

As long as they're not taking away my overtime (yeah, I'm a Grinch, I know), I like Christmas casuals. For all their cluelessness, they usually work pretty hard and have an up-beat attitude.

We have a few "clueless" ones working in our MC, fortunately they are managers

Judging by what they are paying at my local MC, I don't know how many will apply. I certainly won't!

Pay Rates

Mon - Sat 06.00 - 22.00 £6.31

Mon - Sat 22.00 - 06.00 £6.80

Sunday 06.00 - 22.00 £7.80

Sunday 22.00 - 06.00 £8.80

[dvbuk55]

I expect to see NO casual staff this Christmas the same as last Christmas and every Christmas since I've been here

[RedBagMan]

Damage bags at the ready ...

[edwardo]

might need another 100 000 if we" re out on strike ha the future £ 6 80 AN HOUR

[cyclemech1]

might need another 100 000 if we" re out on strike ha the future £ 6 80 AN HOUR

Thats for NIGHT work!

[k979aaa]

As long as they're not taking away my overtime (yeah, I'm a Grinch, I know), I like Christmas casuals. For all their cluelessness, they usually work pretty hard and have an up-beat attitude.

We have a few "clueless" ones working in our MC, fortunately they are managers

Judging by what they are paying at my local MC, I don't know how many will apply. I certainly won't!

Pay Rates

Mon - Sat 06.00 - 22.00 £6.31

Mon - Sat 22.00 - 06.00 £6.80

Sunday 06.00 - 22.00 £7.80

Sunday 22.00 - 06.00 £8.80

Will these be our rates after privatisation don't bet on three years may happen as soon as it floats just like the s**t deal it is.

[massdebate121]

You realise that with all the new Christams casuals, all of the year-round Angard casuals (who know what they're doing) will be laid off?
Good luck

[the mad woman]

Us on delivery get no help at xmas as usual

[Sidley]

You forget the morale boosting pep talks from the Dom "Mail's down!" before he locks himself in his warm office with his coffee mug perpetually grafted to his mitt.