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Amazon Drivers 'work Illegal Hours'
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ news/uk -englan d-37708 996
In the past, I have been questioned and ridiculed about my refusal to use Amazon, but this explains everything.
In the past, I have been questioned and ridiculed about my refusal to use Amazon, but this explains everything.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think there is a balance to be struck between folk taking responsibility for themselves and going, probably to be told they aren't entitled to benefit because they left their employment voluntarily, and the community/state not allowing employers to set whatever poor conditions/wage they think they can get away with and not care how they abuse those who need the work.
OG...the difficulty with Amazon and other employers of the same type is that they are a law unto themselves. Union membership isn't allowed, something that would stop the worst excesses of a bad employer.
Amazon isn't the only employer to use underhand methods to make money
( on which they apparent see not requirement to pay tax ! ) as Mush has pointed out earlier in this thread.
We as consumers can help, by boycotting Amazon.
Amazon isn't the only employer to use underhand methods to make money
( on which they apparent see not requirement to pay tax ! ) as Mush has pointed out earlier in this thread.
We as consumers can help, by boycotting Amazon.
Sorry to disagree with you mikey where you say "When people buy an item, they are buying it from Amazon, not some unmentioned 3rd party".
A very very high amount orders placed with Amazon are Not delivered from or by Amazon. It is the case that Amazon regularly pass orders onto Third Party Suppliers who are then reponsible for deliveries.
Hans..
A very very high amount orders placed with Amazon are Not delivered from or by Amazon. It is the case that Amazon regularly pass orders onto Third Party Suppliers who are then reponsible for deliveries.
Hans..
//Amazon isn't the only employer to use underhand methods to make money
( on which they apparent see not requirement to pay tax ! ) as Mush has pointed out earlier in this thread.//
They are not breaking the law by not paying tax, they are taking advantage of a legal loophole!
If T&C's are that bad and drivers are that concerned over them breaking the driving time conditions why not report them to the H&S executive or equievlant?
( on which they apparent see not requirement to pay tax ! ) as Mush has pointed out earlier in this thread.//
They are not breaking the law by not paying tax, they are taking advantage of a legal loophole!
If T&C's are that bad and drivers are that concerned over them breaking the driving time conditions why not report them to the H&S executive or equievlant?
Talk to any multi drop driver and you'll hear the same gripes, whether they are driving their own cars as a courier for a catalogue company, a van delivering small to medium sized parcels or a truck dropping off to other companies.
Pay is rubbish, hours are rubbish, stress is awful, customers are awful and the company they work for haven't a blerdy clue.
Pay is rubbish, hours are rubbish, stress is awful, customers are awful and the company they work for haven't a blerdy clue.
//If T&C's are that bad and drivers are that concerned over them breaking the driving time conditions why not report them to the H&S executive or equievlant? //
drivers drive. often because they're trained, and often because they like it. what anyone about to be a whistleblower needs to understand is that such an action will end forever their employment in their chosen field.
drivers drive. often because they're trained, and often because they like it. what anyone about to be a whistleblower needs to understand is that such an action will end forever their employment in their chosen field.
I'm sure this goes on with many delivery drivers. We recently had some furniture delivered in Dorset at 10.50 at night. They'd left at 8 that morning and had been to various places including Gravesend in Kent before they got to me, they than had to get to Exeter that night and be up by 8 on the Sunday for another day of it.
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