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| Junk mail postman keeps his job | Junk mail postman keeps his job |
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| A postman suspended for telling customers how to ban junk mail deliveries has been told he can keep his job, the Royal Mail has confirmed. | A postman suspended for telling customers how to ban junk mail deliveries has been told he can keep his job, the Royal Mail has confirmed. |
| Roger Annies, 45, was disciplined after telling people on his post round about an opt-out clause. | Roger Annies, 45, was disciplined after telling people on his post round about an opt-out clause. |
| Residents on Mr Annies' round in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, unanimously backed his actions. | Residents on Mr Annies' round in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, unanimously backed his actions. |
| Royal Mail said their "door-to-door" service - the delivery of unsolicited mail - was vital to their business. | |
| Mr Annies, originally from Germany, delivered a leaflet to households on his round which gave instructions on how to stop receiving "unwanted post". | Mr Annies, originally from Germany, delivered a leaflet to households on his round which gave instructions on how to stop receiving "unwanted post". |
| TO STOP JUNK MAIL, CONTACT: Unaddressed mail - Opt-Outs, Royal Mail, Kingsmead House, Oxpens Road, Oxford, OX1 1RXAddressed mail - Mail Preference Service (MPS), Freepost 29, LON 20771, London, W1E 0ZT or call 0845 703 4599 Source: Postwatch | TO STOP JUNK MAIL, CONTACT: Unaddressed mail - Opt-Outs, Royal Mail, Kingsmead House, Oxpens Road, Oxford, OX1 1RXAddressed mail - Mail Preference Service (MPS), Freepost 29, LON 20771, London, W1E 0ZT or call 0845 703 4599 Source: Postwatch |
| But the father-of-one was suspended when his actions came to the notice of Royal Mail managers. | But the father-of-one was suspended when his actions came to the notice of Royal Mail managers. |
| His leaflet read: "As you will have certainly already noticed, your postman is not only delivering your mail; he/she also has to deliver some (anonymous) advertising material called door-to-door items. | His leaflet read: "As you will have certainly already noticed, your postman is not only delivering your mail; he/she also has to deliver some (anonymous) advertising material called door-to-door items. |
| "For the near future, Royal Mail plans to increase your advertising mail. | "For the near future, Royal Mail plans to increase your advertising mail. |
| "This will mean a lot more unwanted post in your letterbox. | "This will mean a lot more unwanted post in your letterbox. |
| "You may be interested in reducing your unwanted advertising mail and reduce paper usage in order to help save the environment. | "You may be interested in reducing your unwanted advertising mail and reduce paper usage in order to help save the environment. |
| "If you complete the slip below and send it to the Royal Mail delivery office, you should not get any of the above mentioned unwanted advertising." | "If you complete the slip below and send it to the Royal Mail delivery office, you should not get any of the above mentioned unwanted advertising." |
| 'Very loyal' | 'Very loyal' |
| Mr Annies gave a full explanation of his actions to a disciplinary hearing held at his own Barry delivery office on 1 September. | Mr Annies gave a full explanation of his actions to a disciplinary hearing held at his own Barry delivery office on 1 September. |
| In a statement released on Tuesday, the result of that hearing became clear. It read: "We can confirm that Mr Annies still works for Royal Mail." | In a statement released on Tuesday, the result of that hearing became clear. It read: "We can confirm that Mr Annies still works for Royal Mail." |
| Karen Sacrel, who lives opposite Mr Annies in Barry, said earlier in the month that customers on the postman's round thought the Royal Mail's action had been "unfair". | Karen Sacrel, who lives opposite Mr Annies in Barry, said earlier in the month that customers on the postman's round thought the Royal Mail's action had been "unfair". |
| She told BBC Wales. "I've spoken to other people and they don't want junk through their mail either. We get loads of junk and we're totally fed up with it. | She told BBC Wales. "I've spoken to other people and they don't want junk through their mail either. We get loads of junk and we're totally fed up with it. |
| "He was doing us all a favour but unfortunately he's had a lot of trouble over it. | "He was doing us all a favour but unfortunately he's had a lot of trouble over it. |
| "We think they should give him his job back and a pat on the back for thinking on behalf of the people. He's a very loyal postman." | "We think they should give him his job back and a pat on the back for thinking on behalf of the people. He's a very loyal postman." |
| Communication Workers' Union representative Amarjite Singh said: "We're glad with the outcome that they haven't dismissed him." | Communication Workers' Union representative Amarjite Singh said: "We're glad with the outcome that they haven't dismissed him." |