Allegations of exploitative working practices at one of the UK’s largest delivery firms are to be considered by an influential parliamentary committee after Hermes couriers claimed they had been told to accept pay cuts or lose their delivery rounds. In a letter seen by the Guardian, McDonald said workers had claimed that, despite positive Covid cases, at least one depot “stayed open and wasn’t sanitised, just went on as if nothing had happened”. age and what you do for a living) Optional What company or companies do you work for? Phone number Optional If you think it will add to your story, you can upload a photo here Optional We accept images and pdfs. She did not explicitly deny the allegation that some couriers had been told they would lose their rounds unless they accepted rate cuts.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2021 05:15 UTC