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\n The parcel delivery firm is looking to hire more than 10,000 people across the group including more than 7,000 community courier roles.\n<\/p>\n
\n In addition, a spokesperson for Evri said the company is aiming to hire 168 people in Swindon, with some of those roles set to support its services in Oxfordshire.\n<\/p>\n
\n This comes after issues were reported in the county and beyond over Christmas 2025.\n<\/p>\n
\n READ MORE: Evri hires replacement driver after Oxfordshire parcel chaos\n<\/p>\n
\n An Evri spokesperson said: \u201cAs part of our preparations for peak season and our longer-term growth plans, we\u2019re recruiting more than 10,000 people across the Evri Group, including more than 7,000 community courier roles and more than 2,000 Evri Premium owner-driver opportunities.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWith the Group already delivering more than one billion parcels a year and targeting 1.4 billion by 2030, we\u2019re continuing to strengthen our network as we grow.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIn Swindon, we’re looking to recruit 168 people, with some of these roles supporting deliveries in Oxfordshire.\n<\/p>\n
\n An Evri depot (Image: PA)\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe welcome applications from local people who are interested in joining our growing network of community couriers.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Last Christmas, one of the most dramatic complaints occurred in the Wellington Gate community in Grove.\n<\/p>\n
\n Residents reported their Evri deliveries had gone missing, been thrown into gardens without care and been delivered to the wrong addresses.\n<\/p>\n
\n This newspaper saw multiple reports of householders being left feeling frustrated by their missing parcels in the run-up to Christmas Day.\n<\/p>\n
\n One woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said hundreds of parcels had gone missing on the new-build estate, and that she had complained to the company about it.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: \u201cIt\u2019s appalling. I have never seen anything like it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Another anonymous householder complained that not only had parcels been dropped at their doorstep without the doorbell being rung, but that only one of them was his.\n<\/p>\n
\n Evri van (Image: PA\/Evri)\n<\/p>\n
\n Following the complaints, it is understood the delivery driver for the estate resigned.\n<\/p>\n
\n Reportedly family members helped him to deliver parcels after his car broke down, delaying deliveries and meaning he had to work into the night.\n<\/p>\n
\n At the time a spokesperson for Evri said: “Every parcel\u00a0matters\u00a0to us, and\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0disappointed when a courier\u00a0fails to\u00a0care for a parcel as if it were their own.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe vast\u00a0majority of\u00a0our 34,000 couriers are hardworking members of the local community and take pride in their work.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n READ MORE: Evri parcel delivery disruption after Oxford firm collapses\n<\/p>\n
\n In Abingdon, residents said the company had claimed it had delivered parcels when they hadn\u2019t and doorbell footage in Witney showed parcels being tossed with little care onto doorsteps.\n<\/p>\n
\n In addition the Salisbury Journal has reported an Evri courier has been sacked after a large number of parcels went undelivered.\n<\/p>\n
\n According to the paper, Tish Burbidge, a pensioner, said she has had up to seven parcels go missing, and she says it is “extraordinarily annoying.”\n<\/p>\n
\n In response to that incident, Evri said: “A third-party contractor was supporting\u00a0with deliveries in the area, but they didn\u2019t meet our standards, and so they\u00a0will no longer be delivering on behalf of Evri.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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