Posties struggle with international parcel backlog
Mōrena kiritata,
Posties are struggling to get international Easter parcels to people's doorsteps after only just getting a handle on the national backlog from lockdown.
NZ Post experienced Christmas-level demand over Alert Levels 3 and 4, overwhelming staff with the influx of packages requested.
The national postal service claims to have largely cleared a domestic backlog of 150,000 parcels.
Are you waiting on anything?
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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