Call for Clearer Legislation to Cover Courier Drivers
A tragedy related to the industry has increased calls for clearer legislation to protect cover courier drivers in the ‘gig economy’.
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Read on to learn about calls for better legislation, why that
A Wake-Up Call
Transport industry reform has been a long time coming and, sadly, it took things to go very badly wrong to kickstart the process in one particular instance.
As many companies do, the business involved in the case charged workers for missed shifts. This, combined with a lack of sick pay, meant a courier driver allegedly missed hospital appointments and, it seems, felt pressured to work when he was medically unfit. The man, who was also diabetic, suffered a heart attack after doing some deliveries and, sadly, later died in hospital.
Investigations and Inquiries
The events led to the man
It also had another prong, with potential for a larger impact on the wider industry. At the time of his death, the man was counted as a self-employed d other benefits that are guaranteed to other workers.
Effects of the Gig Economy
This problem is of course not unique to the courier industry. You
There are benefits to this, of course. But something is wrong when companies treat their workers as, well, workers, but fail to provide for them. They do this by using legal loopholes to classify workers as
What Needs to be Done
The employment tribunal mentioned above isnthose who wish and sick pay for all.
But this may not be enough. The problem may be far too deep-rooted to be solved by mere court rulings. The Employment Rights Act 1996 is the most recent statute law addressing these issues and it
Activist and workerss drastically increased very soon. Watch this space...
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Norman Dulwich is a correspondent for Courier Exchange, the world''s largest neutral trading hub for same day courier driver work in the express freight exchange industry. Over 5,400 member companies are networked together through the Exchange to fill empty capacity, get new clients and form long-lasting business relationships.
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Norman Dulwich is a correspondent for Courier Exchange, the world''s largest neutral trading hub for same day courier driver work in the express freight exchange industry. Over 5,400 member companies are networked together through the Exchange to fill empty capacity, get new clients and form long-lasting business relationships.
Datum: 12.10.2018 - 06:22 Uhr
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