Hermes is creating 10,500 new jobs across the UK due to a rise in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
The leading consumer delivery company is looking for more than 10,50 'parcel people' to join its business as it invests £100 million to expand its capacity to meet the huge demand created by people shopping at home during lockdown.
The company is looking for around 1,500 full-time staff, including some roles at its head office in Yorkshire, and throughout its UK network for drivers, warehouse operatives, managers and supervisors.
There are also opportunities for another 9,000 self-employed couriers nationwide, who will have the option of becoming SE+ couriers with guaranteed holiday pay as part of Hermes' ground-breaking deal with the GMB Union.
Recruitment for all roles is starting now in advance of the busy peak season.
More than £30 million has been invested in the operation this year, including the opening of an additional 90 new sub depots, new vehicles and new customer service technology.
The investment will be used to strengthen the company’s infrastructure to enable it to handle its predicted parcels volumes of 3.5million each day during the Black Friday and Christmas period – almost double last year.
The company will not be accepting any money from the Government for furloughed staff but will self-fund this instead.
Martijn de Lange, CEO at Hermes UK, said: "The pandemic has expedited the already phenomenal growth of online shopping and we see no sign of this changing.
"As a result, it is important that we have the right infrastructure and people in place to support this.
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"This is good news for the many people who have sadly had their income affected and we are pleased to be able to support the UK economy with so many jobs at this time.
"In that first fortnight of lockdown we had thousands of applications from pub staff, chefs, children’s entertainers, dog walkers, pub singers, beauticians, hairdressers, pilots and many, many others.
"We look forward to welcoming our new recruits over the coming weeks."
What's the pay and how do I apply?
The average courier earns £13.18 per hour net expenses.
Applicants can go to goherm.es/careers if they want to apply for head office or depot roles.
The site it says 255 jobs available but this because these are job roles available - there are multiple jobs for each role.
If you'd prefer to become a self-employed courier, visit goherm.es/courier.
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