COURIER firm Evri has agreed to add insurance-backed sick leave and up to £950 festive support to its “industry-first” pay deal for so-called self-employed-plus (SE+) workers, the company and GMB union announced today.

The deal builds on their existing access to 28 days’ paid holiday, guaranteed national minimum wage, pension contributions, parental leave and additional flexible benefits agreed brokered by the union and Evri in 2019.