3 years ago
AUS POST FLAGS NEED FOR SEVEN DAY DELIVERY FREQUENCY
MICHELLE ROWLAND MP
In the latest evidence Paul Fletcher is incompetent, an Australia Post executive has today told the Sydney Morning Herald that seven day parcel delivery could become the new norm:
“"In terms of consumer trends, [seven-day delivery] is something I think over time will become a reality," he said. "As we see growth in online shopping in the years to come, I believe it will become something we do more often, if not full time."
This begs the question – why is Minister Fletcher cutting the delivery frequency of posties to 2 and 3 days a week when posties previously carried 50 per cent of total parcel volumes to households every day of the week?
Who is going to deliver the small and medium sized parcels that posties are arguably most efficiently placed to deliver?
This is why there has been a growing lack of confidence among local Australia Post managers in the service cuts and their impact on parcel delivery.
The simple fact is the incompetence of Minister Fletcher is resulting in parcel delivery delays to millions of Australians households.
Fletcher initially cut service standards in a sneaky attempt to cut Australia Post costs and services under the guise of COVID-19.
Now that the jobs have been saved by the unions and Labor, he doesn’t know why he did this to begin with.
“"In terms of consumer trends, [seven-day delivery] is something I think over time will become a reality," he said. "As we see growth in online shopping in the years to come, I believe it will become something we do more often, if not full time."
This begs the question – why is Minister Fletcher cutting the delivery frequency of posties to 2 and 3 days a week when posties previously carried 50 per cent of total parcel volumes to households every day of the week?
Who is going to deliver the small and medium sized parcels that posties are arguably most efficiently placed to deliver?
This is why there has been a growing lack of confidence among local Australia Post managers in the service cuts and their impact on parcel delivery.
The simple fact is the incompetence of Minister Fletcher is resulting in parcel delivery delays to millions of Australians households.
Fletcher initially cut service standards in a sneaky attempt to cut Australia Post costs and services under the guise of COVID-19.
Now that the jobs have been saved by the unions and Labor, he doesn’t know why he did this to begin with.