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CWU tells Parcelforce workers they must accept company’s “bottom line” and compete with gig-economy

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) held a CWU Live YouTube show last Thursday on Parcelforce, the parcel delivery arm of Royal Mail that employs around 6,500 workers across 54 depots in the UK. The ...
World Socialist Web Site

Parcelforce owner drivers’ legal challenge to gig economy contracts exposes CWU’s pro-company alliance

Parcelforce owner drivers in Britain are taking legal action against Royal Mail, challenging their self-employed status that deprives them of basic employment rights such as sick pay, paid holidays ...
Daily Mail

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh brands Parcelforce as 'ParcelFARCE' after delivery driver puts card through letterbox... without ringing bell to see that he was actually at HOME

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has branded Parcelforce as 'Parcelfarce' after a delivery driver stuck a card through his door while he was home. The Scottish author went online to rant about the ...
The Mirror

'Parcelforce lost £5,500 parcel with my grandad's ashes then offered £150 apology'

A man has been left emotionally drained "at the highest level" after Parcelforce lost a £5,500 package containing his grandfather's ashes - and now won't fully compensate him. In fact the parcel ...