UPS Reimagines Approach To Holidays, Aims To Hire Over 100,000 Essential Seasonal Workers
September 09 2021 - 11:00AM
UPS (NYSE: UPS) announced today that it expects to hire more than
100,000 essential seasonal employees to support the anticipated
annual increase in package volume that will begin in October 2021
and continue through January 2022.
“We’re preparing for another safe, record peak holiday season.
With COVID-19 continuing to impact Americans, our services are more
important than ever,” said Nando Cesarone, President, U.S.
Operations. “We plan to hire more than 100,000 people for seasonal
jobs, many of whom will have an offer in hand within 30 minutes of
applying. Our seasonal hires will help us provide the most reliable
service in the industry, just like we did last year.”
The company is filling full- and part-time seasonal positions –
primarily package handlers, drivers, driver helpers and personal
vehicle drivers – by offering competitive wages across multiple
shifts in hundreds of locations across the country.
UPS has a track record of turning seasonal jobs into careers.
Over the last three years, about one-third of people hired by UPS
for seasonal package handler jobs were later hired in a permanent
position when the holidays were over, and about 138,000 current UPS
employees – nearly a third of the company’s U.S. workforce –
started in seasonal positions.
That opportunity for a permanent job is important to many.
Nearly three-quarters (74%) of seasonal hires want their job to
turn into a long-term position, according to a recent survey of
Americans who hold, held or would consider a seasonal job.
UPS encourages all candidates applying for a seasonal job to
receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The company has followed all World
Health Organization guidelines for essential workers since the
pandemic began.
Through the company’s Earn and Learn program, eligible seasonal
employees who are students can earn up to $1,300 towards college
expenses, in addition to their hourly pay, for three months of
continuous employment.
Interested applicants should apply at www.upsjobs.com.
Video b-roll can be found at: 2021 UPS Jobs b-roll.
* TRUE Global Intelligence, the in-house research practice of
FleishmanHillard, conducted an online survey of 1,000 past, present
and potential American seasonal workers on behalf of UPS.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is one of the world’s largest package delivery
companies with 2020 revenue of $84.6 billion, and provides a broad
range of integrated logistics solutions for customers in more than
220 countries and territories. The company’s more than 540,000
employees embrace a strategy that is simply stated and powerfully
executed: Customer First. People Led. Innovation Driven. UPS is
committed to reducing its impact on the environment and supporting
the communities we serve around the world. UPS also takes a strong
and unwavering stance in support of diversity, equality, and
inclusion. The company can be found on the Internet at www.ups.com,
with more information at www.about.ups.com and
www.investors.ups.com.
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