Category: UPS Press Release

• Flexible shifts, full- and part-time positions available at thousands of locations
• Over a third of seasonal hires land permanent jobs after the holidays

UPS (NYSE: UPS) announced that it expects to hire about 100,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated increase in package volume that will begin in November and continue through January 2019.

“Every year, we deliver the holidays for millions of customers,” said Jim Barber, chief operating officer. “In order to make that happen, we also deliver thousands of great seasonal jobs at our facilities across the country.”

The full- and part-time seasonal positions – primarily package handlers, drivers and driver-helpers – have long been an entry point for permanent employment at UPS. Many senior UPS executives, including Chief Executive Officer David Abney and other members of the company’s senior leadership team, started their UPS careers as part-time employees.

UPS Hosts Transformation Conference in New York on September 13

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today quantified the financial benefits of its transformation initiatives based on the company’s outlook for revenue quality improvement and operating cost reductions between 2018 and 2022. The company expects these actions to result in an incremental increase to adjusted earnings per share in the range of $1.00 to $1.20 by 2022.

“Transformation will lift our earnings, as we generate higher-quality revenue and use technology to increase operating efficiency and enhance customer service,” said David Abney, chairman and chief executive officer. “UPS is transforming from a position of strength. We are implementing an enterprise-wide transformation that will enable and accelerate our enhanced business strategy.”

UPS to provide global shipping solutions for upcoming events in Europe and America

UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company, has been named the “Worldwide Supplier of the Ryder Cup.”

The partnership agreement begins with the 2018 Ryder Cup, which will be contested at Le Golf National in France from September 28-30, and extends through the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.

UPS – which shipped 5.1 billion packages and documents last year – will host an onsite shipping center for merchandise purchased at the 2018 and 2020 Ryder Cups. In addition, UPS will serve as ticket shipping provider for both events.

• Creates turnkey, on-demand U.S. fulfillment network for B2B e-commerce
  
• Guarantees two-day order-to-delivery
  
• Allows small and medium-sized businesses to expand their reach with no minimums or long-term commitments
  
• Increases customer base for warehouse operators and provides merchant onboarding, management and automatic payments

The Irish subsidiaries of delivery giants DHL and UPS both delivered impressive results last year, according to newly filed accounts.

Separately filed accounts for UPS’s Irish unit, which was established in 1986, show it recorded a €1.08 million pretax profit last year, up from €576,395 in 2016.

Turnover for United Parcel Service of Ireland Limited rose from €57.8 million to €58.6 million in 2017. A breakdown of revenues shows €26 million derived from the Irish market, up from €22.6 million a year earlier.

The company employs 295 people locally, up from 265 in the prior year. Staff costs jumped in 2017 from €11.7 million to €13. 1 million.