The Peak - who's hiring?

Amazon UK will hire 19,000  people in seasonal roles within its fulfilment and customer service centres over the Christmas period. 

Royal Mail will recruit 19,000 workers - 14,000 workers across England, 1,340 in Scotland, 560 in Wales and 550 in Northern Ireland. Parcelforce Worldwide is also recruiting around 2,600 people, including drivers.

Yodel is recruiting 7000 part-time and full-time staff. It is set to recruit over 800 directly employed drivers and is also looking for around 3,000 owner drivers. A further 3,000 self-employed couriers, will also be joining the company, using their own cars to deliver and collect smaller parcels from customers.