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Junk mail postman keeps his job 'Ban junk mail' postie is kept on
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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 still has a job - but not his old round.
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. Mr Annies had won the backing of some residents on his round in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.
Royal Mail said their "door-to-door" service - the delivery of unsolicited mail - was vital to their business. A family member said his new role was not on his morning rounds but in the Royal Mail sorting office.
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, hit the headlines last month when it was revealed he had been disciplined for delivering 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: PostwatchTO 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 he was suspended when his actions came to the notice of Royal Mail managers who said their "door-to-door" service - the delivery of unsolicited mail - was vital to business.
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. The postman's 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 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". But later one of his family said the postman had not been allowed to go back on his round: "Roger isn't very happy about it because he's not going back as a postman.
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. "It is an indoors job and not delivering to the people he has served for years - and who have supported him."
"He was doing us all a favour but unfortunately he's had a lot of trouble over it. Mr Annies is still considering whether to accept the new role and his union, the Communication Workers' Union, said the position remained open to appeal.
"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." But some customers on the round he had delivered to for 10 years are angry, and one, Joan Page, said they were launching a petition to get him reinstated.
Communication Workers' Union representative Amarjite Singh said: "We're glad with the outcome that they haven't dismissed him." "We support him fully and want him back as our postman," she said.
"When he distributed the leaflets he wasn't hiding anything from the Post Office but was using his initiative."