‘Easy money’

Royal Mail’s My Watch & Win! scheme has been reinvigorated by the rise of online shopping – and now is a great time for colleagues to take a fresh look at the benefits.
The scheme, which rewards colleagues with vouchers to spend on the high street for spotting successful business leads, has been around for more than 15 years.
Customer habits have changed during that time, and shopping online is now almost as commonplace as popping to the corner shop.
This means it’s quicker and easier than ever before to spot and submit leads - you don’t need to be out and about; it’s just as simple to spot leads online from the comfort of your armchair.
And the new My Watch & Win! portal means that submitting leads is as easy as logging on, tapping in the details and pressing send.
Sales referrals manager, Dave Parry, said: ‘Generally it’s best to avoid submitting leads for the major high street names as they are already on the sales team’s radar. The best leads tend to be smaller, less well-known retailers. You don’t even have to buy from them, if you’re on a website and you notice they use a competitor to send their items, that could be a great lead.’
You will earn £10 for your first ever lead regardless of whether it is successful or not. For all leads, if the customer agrees to speak to our sales team you will earn £5.
Then, if your lead is converted into new business we will monitor how much revenue it generates for one year. Spotters can earn up to £1,000 in reward points for a single lead.
Postman, Abdul Achhala, from Dewsbury delivery office in West Yorkshire, has previously earned £1,000 worth of vouchers from a single lead and two leads of £500 each alongside other smaller amounts since the scheme started.
‘I have bought a pair of Ray-Bans, an iPad, furniture and toys for my kids,’ he said. ‘I always keep an eye out. Whenever I shop online or get something delivered and if it isn’t Royal Mail I will always pass the name of the company through.
‘You just do it online and it only takes a few minutes. It’s easy money, you can’t go wrong really.’
For more information and to submit leads, sign up to My Watch & Win! at www.rewards-royalmailgroup.com/.