How Hermes couriers shoulder insecurity of internet shopping boom
▻https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/18/how-hermes-couriers-shoulder-insecurity-of-internet-shopping-boom
The parcel giant’s couriers complain of low pay, no employment rights and the threat of losing their work at short notice
For the business owners, the perfectly legal arrangement allows expensive risk to be transferred to the drivers. If they get sick, crash their vehicle, need a holiday or want to retire on a pension, they – not the business – will have to pay for it. The quid pro quo, the companies argue, is that these individuals have no obligation to work set hours and are free to stop and start as it suits them. Hermes calls them “lifestyle couriers”.
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