Royal Mail delivering parcel force parcels

[Vwtouran]

I have been told that in certain areas Royal Mail are going to be delivering ParcelForce parcels, rural areas

[Binsey]

The Rurals used to do them 30 plus years ago.

[2chorizon]

I have been told that in certain areas Royal Mail are going to be delivering ParcelForce parcels, rural areas

Them parcels be heavy in them thar hills...........

Farming goods etc.

"Old Bert" on a cushy rural will get a big shock.

[Neebs]

I'm in a city d.o and we've been delivering parcel force parcells for weeks now .
I have a theory on why this is happening .
RM bump a % of PF parcells to the d.o's
There is now less work at PF to justify full time employment...full time staff replaced by self employed drivers and suddenly the % of PF parcells are returned to PF this done over time will give RM the self employed drivers they want .

Just a theory absolutely no inside knowledge.
Maybe someone higher up in your workers association can tell you what their buddies in management are up too.

[Packman85]

Apparently Royal Mail will take the smaller parcels and parcel force are taking larger then shoe box sizes in the new hubs

[Neebs]

We get PF packets all sizes, small - very large .
GLS branded parcells and packets too.

[postieblueshirt]

Same here and they all need a signature

[SpacePhoenix]

There was a mention in the agreement somewhere about PF being merged into RM so this maybe the start of it. In rural areas, haven't walks taken all the PF staff for a number of years now?

[Clappedoutpostie]

Is it a case of needing more parcels for the hubs?

[POSTMAN]

Every delivery office should have at least one sack trolley available for handling heavy goods. Where a sack trolley is not in situ then one should be ordered. Delivery office managers and area safety representatives, with support from workplace coaches, will be expected to ensure that all Delivery colleagues are able to correctly use a sack trolley and where to access one.

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[billythecat]

Up here in the Highlands I've been delivering PF since I started 15 years ago.

[pieoftheday]

Every delivery office should have at least one sack trolley available for handling heavy goods. Where a sack trolley is not in situ then one should be ordered. Delivery office managers and area safety representatives, with support from workplace coaches, will be expected to ensure that all Delivery colleagues are able to correctly use a sack trolley and where to access one.

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What's the point in just one trolley? Who gets to take it out when it comes to getting a 30kg parcel out of the van to deliver it?