UK Mail, owned by DHL, intends to pay for each delivery rather than time worked JEFF SPICER/GETTY IMAGESUnion leaders have accused UK Mail of trying to force through “draconian” new contracts that they claim would cut delivery drivers’ pay by £2,000. The GMB, which represents some of the 2,000 workers at the DHL-owned company, said it had been inundated with calls from members who had been subject to “appalling treatment”. UK Mail, which delivers parcels for M&S, House of Fraser , eBay and Argos, is said to have told workers at more than 50 depots to sign new contracts in which they would be paid per delivery rather than time worked. Union leaders said that the new contracts meant that drivers could lose up to £2,000 a year. Mick Rix, of the GMB, accused the company of adopting “draconian” measures and warned…

Source: The Times January 30, 2018 00:00 UTC