FILE - A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver prepares to make deliveries on July 30, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES - United Parcel Service said Wednesday it plans to hire more than 100,000 extra workers to help handle an increase in packages during the holiday season.UPS said Wednesday that it expects a record peak season.
Online shopping has been growing for years, and the pandemic has given it an extra boost as some shoppers avoid going to stores.The seasonal hiring would be about the same that UPS announced before Christmas in 2018 and 2019.
Holiday-season volumes usually start rising in October and remain high into January.The Atlanta-based company said it will have full-time and.