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1. Pos Malaysia appoints Charles Brewer as new group CEO. July 30, 2021. 2. Whistl wins Nat West Group contract. July 29, 2021. 3. Thailand Post expects delays. July 28, 2021. 4. APWU Statement on Mandatory Vaccination for Federal Employees. July 28, 2021. 5. Declaring parcels from outside the European Union became much easier. July 26, 2021.
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1. Pos Malaysia appoints Charles Brewer as new group CEO
July 30, 2021
Pos Malaysia Bhd appoints Charles Brewer (picture) as its new Group CEO with effect from 1 August 2021.
In a statement today the postal service provider said Brewer brings with him a wealth of experience in both logistics and postal services.
Brewer, 56, takes over from Syed Najib Syed Md Noor, who left on 31 May after serving about two and a half years.
“He started his career with DHL in 1984 as a courier and spent 34 years in the DHL Group in various roles. He has led operations for the global logistics giant in several countries, including in Malaysia between 2004 and 2006 as the CEO of DHL Express; Brewer was also the Managing Director of Global Customer Solutions for DHL Express in Malaysia between 2000 and 2002,” said Pos Malaysia.
In addition to those two
roles in Malaysia, he successfully transformed DHL Express Philippines between
2002 and 2004.
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“Pos Malaysia delivers
across the globe and Brewer’s experience in Europe, Americas, Africa and of
course Asia will be helpful for the company. One of the most important criteria
of his experience is of course the experience in Canada Post. In searching for
talent, a postal organisation experience is a unique one that comes with both
domestic and global regulatory obligations. As Pos Malaysia continues on the
journey to transform itself into a major player in the region and beyond,
Brewer is the right candidate for the job,” said Chairman of Pos Malaysia Syed
Faisal Albar.
He added Brewer has built his strengths around understanding customer needs and efficiency of service, which are both the cornerstones of any customer-facing business.
“Critically, he also believes in employee engagement as one of the tools towards achieving an organisation’s strategic targets. He also has hands-on experience in turning around companies,” says Syed Faisal.
Source :
https://themalaysianreserve.com/2021/07/30
2. Whistl wins Nat West Group contract
July 29, 2021
Whistl, the UK-based logistics specialist in e-fulfilment, contact centres, mail and parcels, has announced a wide range of new customer wins and contract renewals across the business in the first half of the year.
Its most high-profile win is Nat West Group, one of the largest mailers in the UK. In addition to other wins including Dennis Publishing, Crew Clothing, Mail Impress Print and Mortons Media Group, Ramsey Health and You Garden in the mail and Doordrop Media divisions, the company has also renewed contracts with Graze, Cotton Traders, Tesco, Sky, JD Williams and Freemans Grattan.
It has also been awarded the second Northern Ireland Government postal contract. The contract is for up to five years, and follows on from the first contract awarded to Whistl in 2016. It covers a wide number of government and public sector bodies including those in Education, Health, Finance, Colleges and Transport.
In Parcels and Parcelhub, the teams have won Virgin Media, Greener Books, Impeccable, Eurovista coffee pods, Mediasave and Hawthorn, QS Supplies and Books2door.
The
International division is experiencing rapid growth from wins with Very Group,
Tabbers and Wildfire and, the fast-expanding Whistl Fulfilment and Contact
centres division have won Evans brand City Chic.
Nick Wells, CEO, Whistl, said: “At Whistl we have crystallised our market position as the UK’s leading logistics specialists in e-fulfilment, contact centres, parcels and mail as demonstrated by these wins. Well-known and respected brands continue to trust Whistl to deliver for them whether it’s our mail, parcel or fulfilment services.”
Source : https://postandparcel.info/139657/news
3. Thailand Post expects delays
July 28, 2021
Thailand Post says its postal services could be delayed in some areas due to the pandemic as some of its staff are infected with Covid-19, forcing post offices to shut temporarily.
The country's biggest postal service provider vowed not to hide information about its infected staff and pledged to step up efforts to make sure there is no backlog of parcels at its facilities.
Dhanant Subhadrabandhu, chief executive of Thailand Post, said some post offices have closed temporarily after staff became infected, requiring treatment and quarantine. However, the company remains committed to providing services throughout the crisis, "though delivery services in some areas could be delayed", he said.
Thailand Post handles an average of 8 million parcels a day.
The company has various measures to ensure there is not a backlog of parcels in its system, said Mr Dhanant. It can bring staff from other offices to provide delivery services and ensure delivery staff are divided into two groups working at different times.
Social distancing measures are also applied in mail sorting facilities.
He said the company is transparent about positive staff tests for Covid-19, reporting them on various online channels.
"Delivery services may be delayed in some areas and we apologise for it," said Mr Dhanant.
Post offices must screen people who enter their facilities and they carry out routine disinfection in key areas every 20 minutes, he said.
Several other parcel delivery providers are also hampered by the pandemic, resulting in a delay in services.
Flash Express said its parcel distribution hub in Ayutthaya's Wang Noi district was shut due to an outbreak and many of its staff in other branches have tested positive for Covid-19.
Komsan Lee, chief executive of Flash Group, which provides the Flash Express delivery service, said efforts are ramping up to shift parcels from its Wang Noi hub to other sites.
He conceded the company faces a tough task finding replacement employees for those in quarantine.
delayed delivery, said Mr Komsan.
Best Express, another parcel delivery service, indicated 12 areas in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district would experience a delay in deliveries from July 23 to Aug 5 due to the pandemic.
Source : https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2155895
4. APWU Statement on Mandatory Vaccination for Federal Employees
July 28, 2021
Various media outlets have reported that the White House is considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for federal employees.
Maintaining the health and safety of our members is of paramount importance. While the APWU leadership continues to encourage postal workers to voluntarily get vaccinated, it is not the role of the federal government to mandate vaccinations for the employees we represent.
Issues related to vaccinations and testing for COVID-19 in the workplace must be negotiated with the APWU. At this time the APWU opposes the mandating of COVID-19 vaccinations in relation to U.S. postal workers.
Source : https://www.apwu.org/news
5. Declaringparcels from outside the European Union became much easier
July 26, 2021Omniva opened an automatic e-declaration solution where the customs data of the shipment is filled in automatically on the smart device of the customer and the shipment is declared with a few clicks.
At the beginning of July,
recipients of parcels from third countries had the opportunity to either
declare their shipment themselves in the e-environment of the Tax and Customs
Board or to authorise Omniva to do so manually. Now, they have the possibility
to declare non-European shipments of up to 150 euros from any computer or smart
device with the automatic e-declaration solution.
According to Marita Mägi, the head of Omniva’s international segment, the automatic e-declaration solution allows the customer to save a lot of time. ‘If the customer receives a notification from Omniva that they have received a shipment that needs to be declared, they can check the shipment data, authorise Omniva to declare it, and pay import taxes all in one environment,’ Mägi explained. ‘The biggest advantage is that if the electronic information of the shipment is correct, then all the necessary customs data is filled in automatically for the customer.’
According to Mägi, the declaration environment has been developed to be as simple and understandable as possible and is also equipped with clear instructions hidden behind question mark icons. ‘In addition, we recommend that you watch the video guide, where it is possible to see how the automatic e-declaration is filled,’ Mägi added.
The automatic e-declaration solution only applies to shipments up to 150 euros and the service fee is 2.35 euros. For shipments over 150 euros, Omniva can be authorised to declare the shipment in the same environment, but these shipments will continue to be declared manually on the basis of a separate price list. In the case of these shipments, the final tax amount will be determined after the declaration has been made. The customer will be notified by text message and the tax and service fee can be paid in the same environment. Customers can still declare all shipments in the e-environment of the Tax and Customs Board.
Mägi also recommends people to register as a customer in the minu.omniva.ee environment. ‘Firstly, it speeds up the shipment declaration process once the shipment has arrived. Secondly, it helps Omniva to identify the correct address or contact telephone of the customer if it is incomplete in the shipment data,’ added Mägi. If the address data is incomplete, the customer may not receive the notification for a shipment that needs to be declared. Registering in the environment helps to prevent this.
From 1 July, the taxation of small shipments ordered from outside the European Union changed, and VAT will now have to be paid on all commercial shipments, regardless of their value. This means that the lodging of a customs declaration became mandatory when ordering goods of any value from outside the European Union, and all shipments ordered are subject to VAT (previously, only shipments with a value exceeding 22 euros were subject to VAT).
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