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THE government has failed to act over “Dickensian” working conditions for delivery drivers, Labour said yesterday.
Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long Bailey was responding to an investigation by the Sunday Mirror which found that employees for Amazon have to deliver up to 200 parcels a day while earning less than the minimum wage.
Speaking in the Commons, she said: “As yet another high-profile employment case emerges, why is the government not taking robust action to crack down on bogus self-employment and enforce employment rights?”
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC
TONY BURKE says an International Labour Conference next month will try for a new convention to protect often super-exploited workers providing services such as ride-hailing (taxis) such as Uber as well as fast food and package delivery
