Royal Mail Group Ltd

I have been working for Royal Mail now for about 3-4 months, as a part-time mailsorter. I work 20 hours a week, and it works out that I am on about £7.80 per hour before tax, and when I work nights (between 11 and 4) or dawn (between 3 and 7) shifts then I get an extra allowance of about £15 - £20 a week. When I started the training was excellent, a very high standard. A full day's induction (these can get boring!) was filled with varying stuff and was a very interactive day. The job itself is rather boring, not a massive amount of variation (although that could soon change - see below), and I usually find myself sorting out packets into first and second ...  Read the complete review

I worked sorting mail for two weeks as a Christmas temp. I started at 6 am and was scheduled to finis at 2 pm but normally had some overtime. There is a massive amount of work available, I did 15 days out of 10 and did extra hours on some days. The standard rate is £5.95 but you get more for overtime and you get holiday pay pro rata. Unfortunately the money doesn't arrive until after Christmas and then it is split into payments for each week and separate holiday pay spaced a few days apart. The work is easy and boring; there are envelopes with post codes on them, boxes with post codes on them and two days training. The training is done a few ...  Read the complete review