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Royal Mail company failed to review couriers' employment status for seven years, IWGB says
A general view of Royal Mail vans at Swadlincote Post Office, Derbyshire

A ROYAL MAIL company has been accused of continuing to misclassify couriers as self-employed contractors seven years after vowing to review the practice.

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) union members at eCourier, the same-day delivery subsidiary, have now launched a strike ballot over the alleged misclassification, pay and bullying.

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