UPS to Hire 50,000 Seasonal Workers
UPS will to hire 50,000 seasonal employees for this year’s holiday season, matching last year’s total, news services reported.
The company is set to begin hiring for short-term positions in advance of its year-end holiday season that covers the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, CNNMoney.com reported.
UPS will hire workers as package sorters, driver helpers and others, with the hiring process beginning this month, the news outlet reported, citing the company.
A “significant number” of the seasonal workers will be offered permanent positions beyond January, when the seasonal work ends, CNN reported.
About 2,000 of the jobs will be in Georgia, the St. Louis Business Journal reported. UPS is based in Atlanta.
UPS is ranked No. 1 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.
