Sunday Delivery of Mail Soon in These Vienna Districts
The Austrian Post is expanding its Sunday delivery in Vienna. The project started in October 2024, initially in the four districts of Innere Stadt, Leopoldstadt, Landstraße, and Wieden. By the end of April, nine more districts will be added, namely Josefstadt, Alsergrund, Ottakring, Hernals, Währing, Döbling, Brigittenau, Floridsdorf, and Donaustadt. "In early summer, the remaining districts of Vienna will follow step by step," according to Post AG.
Surcharge for Sunday Delivery of Mail in Vienna
On Sunday, the postwoman or postman will only ring if the senders are willing to pay a surcharge. All other packages will be delivered as usual from Monday to Saturday. The company is still looking for delivery personnel for the expanded service. "In general, the Austrian Post - unlike other logistics companies in Austria - delivers the vast majority of packages with its own staff and only outsources package delivery to other transport companies when absolutely necessary," emphasized the partially state-owned, publicly listed company. The Post reminded on Thursday that it has always worked on Sundays, especially in logistics centers or in the transport sector.
Just two weeks ago, the Post announced that it would offer a job to the delivery personnel of Lieferando. The food delivery service has terminated its previously employed drivers and, like most of its competitors, switched to freelance contracts. Just two days ago, the employees protested against this. The Post offers a permanent position and a "fair salary" as well as numerous benefits, the Post AG announced at the time. The perks at the Post include employee profit sharing, which amounted to 836 euros per employee in 2024. Part-time employees received a prorated amount.
Post Turns Service Uniforms into Running Shirts for VCM
The Post AG, which is 53 percent state-owned, employs around 20,000 people in Austria. In 2024, the former monopoly achieved a revenue increase of 14 percent to 3.12 billion euros. Noteworthy is the equity capital of 761.6 million euros, with an operating free cash flow of 253.9 million euros (an increase of 14.6 percent compared to 2023). A dividend of 1.83 euros per share is planned for the year 2024, which is an increase of 2.8 percent compared to the previous year.
The Post has been strongly committed to environmental protection for many years and operates the largest electric vehicle fleet in the country. As announced on Thursday, it is transforming old service uniforms into new running shirts for the Vienna City Marathon on April 6. A total of 5,400 running shirts were made from recycled service uniforms and recyclable materials, such as PET bottles, tarpaulins, and plastic.
(APA/Red)
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