The tax authority ensures employers pay at least the minimum and launched an investigation into Hermes in 2016 after the Guardian revealed some couriers were earning less than £6 an hour, below the £7.20 minimum at the time. A manager at the company has claimed that before a tax inspectors’ visit last year senior Hermes managers coached staff who were about to be interviewed. Q&A What is the national living wage? Show Hide The national living wage is the minimum wage that must be paid to workers in the UK, and it came into effect on 1 April 2016. The rival delivery firm DPD last month offered all of its drivers drivers sick and holiday pay.

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2018 06:00 UTC