Hermes is to offer drivers guaranteed minimum wages and holiday pay under an agreement with the GMB union that is the first in the UK to give trade union recognition to workers in the gig economy. Martijn de Lange, the chief executive of Hermes in the UK, said: “We’re proud to be leading the way with this pioneering development, which we hope will encourage other companies to reflect on the employment models they use. The deal will see Uber drivers receive a £7.50 hourly rate for their work on its UberX service, which allows people who don't have cars or credit cards to use them as taxis without Last year, nearly 200 couriers for the firm won the right to be categorised as “workers”, and thus entitled to holiday pay, the minimum wage, rest breaks and protection against discrimination.
Hermes is to offer drivers guaranteed minimum wages and holiday pay under an agreement with the GMB union that is the first in the UK to give trade union recognition to workers in the gig economy. The deal will see Uber drivers receive a £7.50 hourly rate for their work on its UberX service, which allows people who don't have cars or credit cards to use them as taxis without Last year, nearly 200 couriers for the firm won the right to be categorised as “workers”, and thus entitled to holiday pay, the minimum wage, rest breaks and protection against discrimination.