Company representatives are optimistic about the evolution of the country’s economy in 2021, despite a great deal of uncertainty at present.
Courier services companies needed a lot more workers in 2020 due to increased sales volumes.
“The number of vehicles is ever changing. It is easier to purchase a vehicle than to find the proper employee (…). The selection, professional training and personal development (…) of courier workers remains our main concern,” according to company representatives.
Despite 13% salary raises in 2020, courier workers are still ranked among the top ten sectors of activity with the lowest salaries in Romania.
The growth of the e-commerce in 2020 was also seen in international deliveries, so that the evolution of international deliveries also depends on the online commerce segment, as well as on other aspects, such as political aspects.
GLS Romania has a fleet of over 1,000 transport vehicles, per data on GLS website. Overall, GLS Group has annual revenue of over EUR3.3 billion, over 200,000 customers, more than 19,000 employees and covers 45 countries.