Royal Mail facing legal action from drivers over employment rights
Reuters
Published Dec 12, 2017 13:25
Royal Mail facing legal action from drivers over employment rights
(Reuters) - Four courier drivers at Royal Mail (LON:RMG) have filed a legal action against the company over employment rights, the law firm representing the workers said on Tuesday.
The claims, launched in the Employment Tribunal by GMB union, alleges a "failure by Royal Mail to pay the Parcelforce drivers the national minimum wage and holiday pay," law firm Leigh Day said in an email.
"We are aware that a case has been filed. We do not comment on ongoing legal cases," a Royal Mail spokesman said.
The drivers also claim Royal Mail should give them "paternity pay, sick pay and employee protections such as protection from discrimination." The couriers are classed as self-employed and not entitled to the same right as employees, the law firm added.
A first hearing will be held at the Employment Tribunal on Feb. 16.
The Communications Workers Union has been at odds with Royal Mail since April over its plans to save billions of pounds on its pension contributions and has attempted to call a strike.
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