Oct 7 (Reuters) – United Parcel Service on Wednesday said it would hire 100,000 seasonal employees across the US, as it prepares for a spike in parcel volumes for the upcoming holiday season. Here are some details: • The holiday season is the busiest period for parcel delivery companies, during which daily volumes tend to […]
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UPS to hire 100,000 temporary workers for holiday season
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Oct 7 (Reuters) – United Parcel Service on Wednesday said it would hire 100,000 seasonal employees across the US, as it prepares for a spike in parcel volumes for the upcoming holiday season.
Here are some details:
• The holiday season is the busiest period for parcel delivery companies, during which daily volumes tend to double.
• Shippers and most retailers boost the hiring of temporary workers during the period from late November to early January.
• The seasonal workers will help sort, move and deliver packages during the holiday rush, UPS said.
• The parcel delivery company hired 125,000 holiday season staff in 2024, but did not provide a comparable hiring number last year.
• In January, the company said it would cut up to 30,000 operational jobs and close 24 facilities in 2026 in a bid to scale down shipments for its largest customer, Amazon, and shift towards more profitable shipments.
(Reporting by Miraanta Lowrance and Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Jonathan Ananda and Maju Samuel)