Australia Post plans to recruit over 4,000 new people to deliver parcels this Christmas in what it expects will be its biggest Christmas ever.
The organisation said the planned hiring spree was the biggest in its 210-year history.
“Nearly 2,900 Christmas casuals will be hired across transport and deliveries across the country, with a further 300 fixed term full-time and part-time customer contact centre opportunities in Brisbane and regional areas of South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland,” Australia Post said.
“In addition to the Christmas casuals, Australia Post is also recruiting around 900 roles in other areas of the business, including across the Post Office network, to help service customers better,” it said.
Executive General Manager of People and Culture at Australia Post, Sue Davies said the Christmas casuals would bring a welcome boost to the Service’s workforce who have been working incredibly hard all year.
“A lot has been expected of our people this year and I’m so proud of the way our team has adapted and dealt with the challenges they’ve faced to keep delivering for Australia across our entire network,” Ms Davies said.
“Our people have gone over and above to provide critical services for businesses and their customers and delivered for over 8.1 million households who have shopped online between March and August alone,” she said.
“This is a record-breaking recruitment drive for what we expect to be a Christmas unlike any we’ve had before in Australia Post’s history.”
Ms Davies said that last year, Australia Post received more than 23,000 applications for Christmas casual positions.
“Earlier this year, more than 50,000 applications were made for the 1,000 casuals hired in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,” she said.
“Australia Post is encouraging people to apply across the range of positions, particularly for the customer contact centres and transport,” Ms Davies said.
