Royal Mail delays: high staff absenteeism London has been hit hardest

Source: Overseas Network

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Overseas network on January 21, according to the British Broadcasting Company reported on the 20th, that morning, the British Royal Mail Company had a wide range of mail delays, of which the capital London situation was the worst, and one-third of the delayed stations were concentrated here.

According to the report, the high rate of employee absenteeism during the COVID-19 epidemic, coupled with other factors, has severely hit at least 56 regional postal services in the United Kingdom, of which 18 are located in London, England. 1,300 people in south-east London signed a joint letter protesting that "postal services are not in place". "For many years, the local people endured failed postal services, with a large number of missing documents and misaddressed problems, and royal mail failed to do a good job of the most basic postal services," the letter reads. We just wish it didn't take weeks to get an email. ”

In 2021, Royal Mail's employee absenteeism rate doubled in 2018. One employee said Christmas 2021 was the worst in his 10-year career at the postal service, with managers reluctant to fill new people due to low profits from mailing letters. Many residents complained that their letters were mailed 1 to 2 months late, missing fine notices, hospital appointments, and so on.

Royal Mail apologized for the "inconvenience caused to customers", but pointed out that due to differences in the epidemic situation and epidemic prevention policies in different regions, it was impossible to solve the delay problem in some areas. (Overseas Network Wang Xiaoyu)