The member of staff, who has requested to remain anonymous, submitted a number of photos taken at the mail centre in Stourton of parcels and bags “scattered all over the dock” and “piled six foot high”
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has cut back on the amount of overtime available to staff and also hired fewer temporary staff during the Christmas period than usual. He also said that extra equipment such as cages have not been provided. He said that since strike action began Royal Mail cut back on overtime for staff. He said that usually at the centre during Christmas there would up to 100 overtime staff on shifts but now the number can be counted on one hand.He said: “Because there’s no overtime staff the temp staff hardly know what they are doing.He also said that in recent months there has been a huge number of staff applying for redundancy and trying to leave the company. He said: “It’s a bit depressing to be honest.
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