The majority of the roles are needed in mail centres, distribution hubs and data centres – including 17,150 roles in England, 1,800 in Scotland, 650 in Wales and 500 in Northern Ireland
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Royal Mail is to hire 20,000 extra members of staff this Christmas to help deliver post and presents.
The postal service said the jobs drive is being launched as it expects a surge of online shopping ahead of December 25.
Temporary jobs will be available from the end of October to early in the new year, Royal Mail said.
The majority of the roles are needed in mail centres, distribution hubs and data centres – including 17,150 roles in England, 1,800 in Scotland, 650 in Wales and 500 in Northern Ireland
The seasonal workers will help sort Christmas parcels and cards as well as the growing amount of online orders.
Royal Mail will also take on 3,650 workers including drivers for its express parcels business Parcelforce Worldwide.
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A further 1,500 temporary staff will be hired at its international parcel hub at Heathrow, on top of 650 data inputting roles at three sites in the UK.
Royal Mail has already started listing its seasonal Christmas roles online on its website.
Royal Mail chief people officer Zareena Brown said: “Our seasonal workforce is incredibly important to our operation and we very much look forward to welcoming those who return year after year as well as those who may be joining us for the first time.
“Being part of delivering Christmas is a brilliant experience and one that we know offers lots of opportunities for employment and engagement in the communities we serve.”
Royal Mail is the latest firm to announce its Christmas roles.
Morrisons will hire 3,000 new members of staff to meet increased demand over the festive season, while Sainsbury’s and Argos will take on an extra 22,000 workers.
It comes after John Lewis and Waitrose said they will hire 7,000 staff for the Christmas season.
Many shops have also started announcing their Christmas and New Year shopping hours.
We’ve got a full list of all the shops that will remain shut on Boxing Day including Home Bargains, Aldi and Pets at Home.
Shops across the UK have already started stocking Christmas goods over concerns items will be in short supply this year.
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