Before the Spring Festival this year, as in previous years, a list of so-called express outage schedules was circulated on the Internet.

This has also caused many express companies to reiterate that they will not close during the Spring Festival this year.

A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned on January 8 that in order to ensure the smooth flow of express delivery during the Spring Festival, many express delivery companies are still intensively recruiting recently, and some companies even spend a lot of money to retain people.

The salary levels offered by some websites and labor dispatch companies are already comparable to those during the e-commerce promotion period.

　　Online express express outage table is false

　　Many companies announced that they will not close during the Spring Festival

　　A few days ago, the so-called express Spring Festival break schedule appeared on the Internet.

In this online form, some courier companies have successively stopped express collection in some areas since January 5th, and on January 10th, most areas have entered a state of suspension.

　　Faced with such a table, some courier practitioners did not even listen carefully to the date and other content, saying that it was fake.

"There is such a watch every year. It may be that some online stores or a courier site they cooperate with have to take a break. As a result, a certain courier company or the entire industry has to take a break. In fact, in the past one or two years , Express Spring Festival non-closing activities have been widely spread.” A person in the express industry said.

　　A reporter from Beiqing Daily learned that the State Post Bureau has formulated the "Post Express Industry Delivery Service Guarantee Work Plan during the Spring Festival in 2023" to make special arrangements for the operation of the industry during the Spring Festival.

Guide major brand express delivery companies to make reasonable commitments to service items according to the actual delivery needs of different regions, and announce the service arrangements during the Spring Festival in advance, coordinate the transportation capacity of the entire network, and arrange the necessary number of business outlets and operators.

　　This year, e-commerce platforms such as JD.com and Tmall have successively announced that many cities across the country will not close during the Spring Festival.

Jingdong even said that even on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, orders can be placed and received normally.

According to data disclosed by JD.com, during the Spring Festival period from 2013 to 2021, online turnover increased 11 times in 9 years, thanks to the normal operation of express logistics.

　　A number of express companies have expressed their views: STO Express announced on December 9, 2022 that the "Spring Festival will not close" in 2023, and the guarantee time is from the 28th of the twelfth lunar month to the third day of the first lunar month. " and other major mainstream e-commerce platforms; on December 14 last year, Deppon Express announced that it would "endless during the Spring Festival" to provide express services for the smooth circulation of new year goods and other materials; It is said that the service has been carried out for 16 consecutive years... The Beijing Youth Daily reporter learned that at present, express companies such as Zhongtong, Yunda, Yuantong, Cainiao, and JD Logistics have also announced that they will not close during the Spring Festival in 2023.

　　Double 11 promotion with daily salary

　　Before the Spring Festival, express delivery will recruit and retain people with high salaries

　　"Recruitment of couriers, monthly salary of 10,000 to 15,000 yuan" "Recruitment of courier sorting 300 yuan/day, logistics loading and unloading of 500 yuan/day" "Small express delivery 350/day, daily settlement, no salary deposit" "Continuous recruitment during the Spring Festival, statutory Triple salary during holidays"... A reporter from Beiqing Daily noticed that recently, on the recruitment website, not only have there been more posts recruiting couriers, but the salary is also much higher than usual, and some have even reached the double 11 and other e-commerce companies. The level during the promotion period.

　　"The daily salary can reach 500 yuan, and this treatment was only available on Double 11 last year." A courier company's brother told Beiqing Daily that as soon as the job advertisement was posted, many people came to interview at their site recently.

And when the Beiqing Daily reporter browsed the recruitment website, there were more than a dozen applicants who signed up for several courier companies.

　　Although the salary is higher, it obviously means that there are a lot of express shipments and a shortage of manpower.

Due to the impact of the previous epidemic, most of the current express delivery is the superposition of express delivery brought about by multiple promotional activities such as e-commerce Double 12, New Year’s Day, and New Year’s Day. The throughput of express delivery stations in some areas in Beijing is no less than that of Double 11.

　　"I run more than two times a day now, and I am more tired than Double 11. The first two days, it was delivered at more than 11 pm. Fortunately, the package can be put in the express cabinet." A courier boy said.

Long hours of high-intensity work have greatly increased the willingness of many couriers to rest during the New Year.

He told the Beijing Youth Daily reporter that some colleagues have told the boss that even if they resign, they have to go home for the Chinese New Year this year.

He himself is hesitating, after all, he hasn’t been home for the New Year for two years, but his boss also said that he will give those who stay behind a very high New Year’s bonus and temporarily adjust the holiday delivery fee, “The delivery fee for the Spring Festival is about the usual 5 times”, which made him waver.

　　Spending 400 million to reward employees on duty

　　Some local governments will provide subsidies

　　A reporter from Beiqing Daily learned that many express delivery companies chose to use "subsidies" to retain couriers during the Spring Festival this year.

　　On January 4, SF Express announced that it will use 400 million yuan to reward employees on duty during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Rabbit, of which 200 million yuan will be a special incentive package for the Spring Festival, and 200 million yuan will be invested in providing heart-warming care activities for on-duty personnel.

　　Cainiao launched the Spring Festival left-behind subsidy, which is divided into red envelopes before the year, mid-year left-behind subsidy, and post-return subsidy after the year. It is estimated that the left-behind personnel will receive an average of about 2,000 yuan in additional subsidies during the Spring Festival.

　　Not only companies, but some regional governments have provided subsidies for the express delivery and takeaway industries during the Spring Festival.

Among them, Wuxi City will issue a total of 20 million yuan in subsidies for returning to work and material subsidies for the express delivery industry, and Xiamen will reward distribution companies with a maximum of 500,000 yuan based on the average daily delivery order volume.

Hangzhou and Shanghai provide direct subsidies for individual couriers, and Shanghai provides 150 yuan per person per day for front-line personnel who work during the New Year's Day and Spring Festival.

　　Behind the huge rewards, some netizens voiced doubts: "The express delivery industry is open all year round. Is it necessary to persist in working during the Spring Festival? Online shopping during the Spring Festival is not just needed, and many timeliness cannot be guaranteed. Serving as usual, it is better to let the courier take a proper rest."

　　Some insiders in the express delivery industry said that the demand for express delivery during the Spring Festival is unevenly distributed. Although the express delivery in some buyers' locations insists on working during the Spring Festival, the express delivery in the seller's location is on holiday. The warehouse was rested, which eventually led to the situation that "although I bought it, it can only be shipped after the festival".

This makes some people think that express delivery is empty talk.

But in fact, express delivery is a link-based industry, and if one node is blocked, the entire link will be blocked.

Only direct and self-operated express delivery and e-commerce can guarantee smooth links in some areas. Once there is a third party, it is difficult to guarantee the efficiency of express delivery.

This is why many users still feel that express delivery is slowing down as the Spring Festival approaches.

　　The express delivery industry does not close during the Spring Festival, which is a choice made by market demand.

According to data from the State Post Bureau, the "No Closing for the Spring Festival" campaign in 2021 directly increased the national express delivery business volume during the Spring Festival that year by 260%, and recorded a 16% increase in 2022; the volume of delivery orders rose from about 200 million in previous years to 749 million orders in early 2022.

　　Text/Reporter Zhang Xin Coordinator/Yu Meiying