Ep 175: An Post CEO David McRedmond on decent work

An Post CEO David McRedmond is my special guest this week, talking about the postal workforce: How sustainability relates to the concept of decent work What offering decent work means for the workforce and for customers The connection between the post and the community The flexibility of other work engagement models (such as the gig economy) The pressure and innovation springing from e-commerce The downsides of the gig economy on workers and society The value of postal employees Then Dean Maciuba, Director Consulting Services at Logistics Trends & Insights joins me to discuss smaller warehouses located closer to population centres: Fulfilment centre location and speed of delivery If costs per square metre increase, will e-commerce delivery costs go up? Restocking fulfilment centres - the "middle mile" Will last mile costs be less if fulfilment centres are closer to the consumer? Size of the vehicle and implications for last mile costs Congestion, emissions, and noise Locations for urban fulfilment centres Growth in industrial rents - and the factors behind this growth