POAAL Podcast

POAAL’s Bob Chizzoniti discusses Mail Service Payment. This is a mail payment that many Licensees in metro and rural areas receive from Australia Post. Grab your copy of the LPO Manual and follow this discussion of Mail Service Payment with POAAL’s Bob Chizzoniti.  

In this episode, POAAL’s Bob Chizzoniti continues the discussion of the changes to some LPO payments – this time we focus on payment for lodgement of items at the counter. So grab the paperwork you received from Australia Post regarding the changes to some LPO payments, and follow along as you listen to this podcast.

Charles Watson, General Manager HR at Workforce Guardian, is our special guest in this episode of the POAAL Podcast. He discusses key tips for engaging and managing staff, including: Workplace contracts, and the vital information that contracts should include Obligations on the employer when an employee first starts Time sheets Pay slips Defending a claim, e.g. an unfair dismissal claim Fines that...

POAAL’s Bob Chizzoniti talks about parcel scanning procedures in this episode of the POAAL Podcast. Includes reply paid parcels. Bob also discusses the procedure for scanning trays dispatched from 1 July 2019 onwards. (Published June 2019.)

We speak with Australia Post General Manager Post Offices Dave McNamara in this episode of the POAAL Podcast. During the interview (recorded prior to the federal election), we cover network support, trends in letter volumes, new parcel products, the systems that will support changes to some LPO payments, and more. (Published May 2019.)

Joel from Network Insurance Group is our guest on this episode of the POAAL Podcast. He covers: Options for POAAL members to protect their income The difference between workers comp and personal accident insurance Why some business owners can’t get workers compensation for themselves Sickness insurance A real life example of how personal accident insurance has helped a Licensee Claims management I...

POAAL’s Chris Campbell discusses Mail2Day, including: How to set it up Potential income for Licensees The work involved Consumables Grab a pen and paper to note down these tips on Mail2Day.  

Safety For Life’s Caroline Kingston is the special guest in this episode of the POAAL Podcast. Caroline explains some of the Workplace Health & Safety obligations on Licensees, and how Licensees can meet those obligations. She covers: What is a WHS Plan? What does managing risk mean in a Licensed Post Office? What’s a PCBU and how does that relate to Licensees? What about LPOs with no staff? WHS o...

POAAL’s Bob Chizzoniti talks about parcel locker solutions and what they mean for the post office network: Latest innovations in parcel lockers Other services that parcel lockers can offer Access to parcel lockers by other carriers Metro vs rural Personal parcel locker solutions E-commerce customer delivery expectations (Published June 2016.)

POAAL’s Bob Chizzoniti talks about running your LPO as a business: Thinking like a business person Make decisions that are profitable for you in the long term Operating hours How to source new products Staff incentives Shop layout Maintaining a clean business

What’s the most efficient way to sort mail for PO Boxes? POAAL’s Bob Chizzoniti and Lisa Cooper discuss the techniques they use to sort mail for PO Boxes. They discuss letters, large letters, carded articles, front loading PO Boxes, the difference between rural and metro sorting, and more.

Jenny Patroni, POAAL’s Queensland Branch Chairman, operates a Licensed Post Office and holds a mail contract as well. Jenny discusses some of the practical aspects of being a Licensee and Contractor. She also talks about whether it’s worthwhile from a financial aspect.

POAAL’s Richard Arrowsmith discusses some ways to fine tune your LPO. There are plenty of simple ways to get the most out of your LPO, whether you’re new to the business or ready to give your business a spring clean. In this episode of the POAAL Podcast we discuss how the proposed lowering of the GST threshold on offshore e-commerce purchases might affect LPOs. (Published in 2015.)

We discuss some of the changes we’ve seen in the postal sector over the past forty or so years, in particular extinct post office business streams that were once mainstays of the business, such as telegrams and tax stamps.