UK courier firm The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain has changed couriers’ contracts to avoid paying the minimum wage and holiday pay, despite losing an employment tribunal case on the matter. The company, which uses 3,500 self-employed couriers, said it had abandoned its appeal against a London tribunal that ruled it had wrongfully classified courier Mags Dewhurst as self-employed and unlawfully failed to award her holiday pay. However, The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain confirmed that it had now altered all its cycle courier contracts. CitySprint said the company was “making a mockery” of employment rights.
UK courier firm CitySprint has changed couriers’ contracts to avoid paying the minimum wage and holiday pay, despite losing an employment tribunal case on the matter. The company, which uses 3,500 self-employed couriers, said it had abandoned its appeal against a London tribunal that ruled it had wrongfully classified courier Mags Dewhurst as self-employed and unlawfully failed to award her holiday pay. However, CitySprint confirmed that it had now altered all its cycle courier contracts. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain said the company was “making a mockery” of employment rights.