Property News · April 6, 2017

Online shopping and the plight of delivery workers: share your experiences


More and more of us are relying on, and being employed by, delivery services. We’d like you to share your experiences with usThe inexorable rise of internet shopping has unleashed a flood of reports of low pay and bad working conditions for those on the frontline of this consumer revolution: delivery workers.With the world’s four biggest online markets – the UK, US, China and Germany – projected to double in size in three years to a total value of £645bn by 2018, the delivery industry has become a fiercely competitive market. From fast-food couriers protesting paltry pay rates to delivery workers being charged for calling in sick, workers’ rights are seemingly often ignored in the quest for faster, cheaper customer service. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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