Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities
Postal And Courier Activities
53.20 - Other postal and courier activities

450 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
25 September 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020

Description

Yodel, the British delivery company has announced that it is creating 450 new courier and parcel sorter jobs at its 50 sites in the UK by Christmas 2020.  The company is also recruiting 2,500 self-employed couriers.

The chief executive officer said that company expected the demand for their services in the festive period to be 'higher in intensity' than usual, because of the combined effects of the COVID-19 restrictions meetings and the shift towards the use of online services.

Yodel is one of the largest couriers in the UK, along with Royal Mail. The company works with clients in a wide range of sectors, including fashion, health and beauty, home and garden, and gifts.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Yodel, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 102089, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102089.