The Peak – who’s hiring?
The UK supply chain is gearing up for the Black Friday and Christmas Peak by taking on an unprecedented number of temporary workers.
Amazon UK will hire 19,000 people in seasonal roles within its fulfilment and customer service centres over the Christmas period.
Royal Mail will recruit 19,000 workers – 14,000 workers across England, 1,340 in Scotland, 560 in Wales and 550 in Northern Ireland. Parcelforce Worldwide is also recruiting around 2,600 people, including drivers.
Yodel is recruiting 7000 part-time and full-time staff. It is set to recruit over 800 directly employed drivers and is also looking for around 3,000 owner drivers. A further 3,000 self-employed couriers, will also be joining the company, using their own cars to deliver and collect smaller parcels from customers.
