ANNOUNCEMENT : ALL OF ROYAL MAIL'S EMPLOYMENT POLICIES (AGREEMENTS) AT A GLANCE (Updated 2021)... HERE

ANNOUNCEMENT : PLEASE BE AWARE WE ARE NOT ON FACEBOOK AT ALL!

Thirteen new postal workers recruited for Harlow following MP Chris Vince’s campaign

Latest Royal Mail and CWU news.This is an open forum.
TrueBlueTerrier
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR
Posts: 72642
Joined: 30 Dec 2006, 10:29
Gender: Male
Location: On my couch

Thirteen new postal workers recruited for Harlow following MP Chris Vince’s campaign

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

https://www.yourharlow.com/2026/01/13/t ... -campaign/

Image
FOLLOWING a sustained campaign led by the Member of Parliament for Harlow, Chris Vince, confirmation has been received that 13 new postal workers are now being recruited to support local delivery services in Harlow.


This development comes after long standing concerns from residents about delays, missed deliveries and understaffing across Harlow and the villages.


Chris Vince MP:“Restoring a reliable, timely postal service is essential for local households, businesses and the wider community. I would like to thank everyone who raised concerns and worked constructively on solutions, whilst also extending thanks to the hardworking postal workforce already serving the community.

I understand that systemic issues may remain. These will be closely monitored in the weeks ahead and I will be meeting with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to continue pressing for long-term improvements to both service and working conditions.”
All post by me in Green are Admin Posts.
Any post in any other colour is my own responsibility.
If you like a news story I posted please click the link to show support Any news stories you can't post - PM me with a link
My sharing of news articles should not be interpreted as an endorsement or condemnation of any particular viewpoint or the issues presented. I share them solely for informational purposes.
yellowbelly
Posts: 3704
Joined: 23 Jun 2015, 15:51
Gender: Male

Re: Thirteen new postal workers recruited for Harlow following MP Chris Vince’s campaign

Post by yellowbelly »

13 - unlucky for some! How many will stay?
Mr Rush
Posts: 3274
Joined: 05 Aug 2011, 14:27
Gender: Male

Re: Thirteen new postal workers recruited for Harlow following MP Chris Vince’s campaign

Post by Mr Rush »

yellowbelly wrote:
14 Jan 2026, 13:52
13 - unlucky for some! How many will stay?
Judging from past experience of large intakes: the difference between a baker's dozen and a normal one.
The machine stops.
Barnacle
Posts: 2866
Joined: 13 Dec 2022, 16:58
Gender: Female
Location: Earth

Re: Thirteen new postal workers recruited for Harlow following MP Chris Vince’s campaign

Post by Barnacle »

If you read carefully you realise the 13 new recruits ‘are being recruited’, as in, they don’t exist yet.

Fobbing off an MP.
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’