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Re:Amazon drivers “work illegal hours” by Chinjut on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:46PM (#12927945)
Fine, it's not news, it's just a true story that deserves response and propagation. How about that?
Re:Amazon drivers “work illegal hours” by moyta on Thursday November 10, 2016 @11:54PM (#12927994)
That is pretty good, just wish the BBC wrote a better article and ended with suggestions on who to contact regarding wage theft & how to organize to fight back against it, instead of ending the article with the Amazon contractor saying your free to quit at any time.
Re:Amazon drivers “work illegal hours” by mathw on Friday November 11, 2016 @04:02AM (#12929081)
Ultimately the purpose of such articles, if they wish to affect change, is to get the UK courts to rule that the drivers cannot be classified as self-employed and must receive the National Minimum Wage and conform to rules on driving hours and breaks, which are fairly extensive.

There were a number of similar reports about Uber before a court recently ruled that Uber drivers are legally employees, not self-employed contractors.