Independent parcel carrier, Yodel, has announced it is hiring for over 170 seasonal roles in Wales. This includes 96 new roles (67 couriers and 29 warehouse) in Llanelli and 76 (55 couriers and 21 warehouse) in Wrexham to prepare for the busy Black Friday and Christmas shopping peak times. These openings form part of Yodel’s UK-wide recruitment drive, with the carrier creating 3,000 additional roles nationwide.
Yodel’s new roles in Wales will be ideal for those looking to bring in some extra income in the run up to Christmas. These new roles provide a flexible working environment with couriers able to scale deliveries around their existing schedules. There is also potential for temporary roles to become permanent in the long term.
Yodel expects to handle up to 53% more parcels over the next three months as consumers ramp up spending ahead of the festive season. The parcel carrier has already seen significant growth in parcel volumes this year supported by multiple new contract wins and renewals across with some of the UK’s biggest retailers, as well as strong growth of its consumer-to-consumer deliveries, with volumes up 200% in the last two years.
This latest recruitment drive follows Yodel’s new partnership with Onsi Pay, which will give greater financial flexibility to new couriers joining the business. The collaboration will enable couriers to access a portion of their earnings the next day, without waiting for the end of their pay cycle. Users can access up to £200 per withdrawal, with money transferred to their account within minutes.
The initiative provides greater financial freedom and transparency, offering couriers more control over their money, giving them the option to keep track of their estimated daily earnings through the Onsi app. The Next Day Pay benefit is in addition to discounts on everyday expenses and fuel card packages, which Yodel provides through its partnerships with the Retail Trust and the Hapi app.
Mike Hancox, CEO of Yodel, said: “As we head into the busiest time of year for retailers, we’re expanding our workforce to meet the boom in demand for parcel deliveries as the ecommerce market continues to go from strength to strength. Wrexham is an incredibly important site within Yodel’s national operation, and we look forward to welcoming more colleagues on-board to strengthen our peak period.”
“We’re committed to supporting our network of couriers and providing a competitive range of benefits, and our partnership with Onsi Pay will enable us to continue leading the industry on this front. We’ve already seen high registration rates amongst new colleagues and are exploring a wider roll out of the platform to existing colleagues in the near future.”
Anthony Beilin, CEO and co-founder at Onsi, said: “Yodel is one of the UK’s biggest parcel carriers and we look forward to building on its competitive range of benefit packages with this offering. Onsi Pay will support thousands of couriers across the UK with more options and control of their finances.”
