Royal Mail to take on 20,000 new workers over busy festive period
Royal Mail announced that it plans to buy approximately 20,000 temporary workers to support delivery operations during the intensive Christmas period.
The postal service confirmed that new positions will spread to two parcel centers, four -seasons parcel ranking center and 37 mail centers throughout the country. This important recruitment driving aims to help the company manage the expected demand increase around Black Friday, cyber Monday and festival season.
In particular, 12,000 postal centers will be presented in the UK, 2,000 in Scotland, 600 in Wales and 400 in Northern Ireland. Royal mail, 2,000 temporary HGV and MGV driver positions, as well as 3,000 delivery and collection role in the UK.
The Royal Mail will set up four extra seasonal sorting centers in Athestone, Milton Keynes, Northampton and Daventry to help him fulfill delivery.
Jamie Stephenson, Royal Mail Mail Temporary Operation Officer, said: “As we do every year, we will remove all the stops to make Christmas special for our customers.
“For us, the most intense time and everything to work smoothly behind the scenes – months in advance – we work without getting tired.
Uz We invest in extra sources, including thousands of seasonal team members to ensure that each delivery comes on time and carefully, from delivery of festive parcels to supporting online shopping. ”
Seasonal roles will last from the end of October to the beginning of January 2026.
