Big retailers and delivery firms will struggle to find staff for festive holiday

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By Alex Lennane

16/09/2015

UPS is to hire an additional 95,000 workers over the festive holiday period, while FedEx is expected to announce its plans later today. Amazon has made no announcement as yet – but all the e-commerce companies are likely to use temporary workers to avoid the Christmas crisis of two years ago. But – as the WSJ notes – this could be a tricky task. Unemployment is low, and there is high demand. Will they offer enough pay to lure a workforce?

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