[UK] Government minimum wage payment discussions with Evri

In the UK, an MP has pressed the Government over its dialogue about minimum wage payments with the beleaguered national delivery firm Evri (formerly Hermes), Yahoo reports.

Warrington MP Charlotte Nichols submitted a written question to the Department for Business and Trade regarding minimum wage payments at Evri.

She reportedly asked the Secretary of State for Business and Trade whether he had had recent discussions with Evri regarding paying the national minimum wage to its workers.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade, Kate Dearden, provided a written response.

Ms Dearden wrote, “The passing of the Employment Rights Act, and measures such as the creation of the Fair Work Agency, will create an economy that balances flexibility and security.

“In doing so, we will ensure an environment where working people and businesses can succeed together.

“We are committed to strengthening rights and protections to help the self-employed thrive in good quality self-employment.

“We have already announced a package of measures to tackle late payments for small businesses and the self-employed, including a new Fair Payment Code.

“Self-employed individuals are not entitled to the minimum wage, and Evri couriers are self-employed.

“As such, no discussions have taken place with Evri specifically on the issue of the minimum wage.”

Evri also reportedly stated in response to the written question that all of its workers, fully employed and self-employed, are paid above the national living wage. It added that couriers can work flexibly, choosing the size of the round.

An Evri spokesperson said, “While we have received no direct contact from Charlotte Nichols MP or her office in relation to this, our dedicated public affairs team has reached out in response.

“Our couriers are at the heart of our business, and we are proud to have an industry-leading and GMB-backed pay scheme for our regular self-employed couriers, which offers pensions, as well as holiday and sick pay.

“Evri couriers generate earnings significantly above the national living wage, with average earnings exceeding £20-per-hour, and our model was approved by HMRC after a multi-year review.”

Source: Yahoo

(Quotes via original reporting)

In the UK, an MP has pressed the Government over its dialogue about minimum wage payments with the beleaguered national delivery firm Evri (formerly Hermes), Yahoo reports.

Warrington MP Charlotte Nichols submitted a written question to the Department for Business and Trade regarding minimum wage payments at Evri.

She reportedly asked the Secretary of State for Business and Trade whether he had had recent discussions with Evri regarding paying the national minimum wage to its workers.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade, Kate Dearden, provided a written response.

Ms Dearden wrote, “The passing of the Employment Rights Act, and measures such as the creation of the Fair Work Agency, will create an economy that balances flexibility and security.

“In doing so, we will ensure an environment where working people and businesses can succeed together.

“We are committed to strengthening rights and protections to help the self-employed thrive in good quality self-employment.

“We have already announced a package of measures to tackle late payments for small businesses and the self-employed, including a new Fair Payment Code.

“Self-employed individuals are not entitled to the minimum wage, and Evri couriers are self-employed.

“As such, no discussions have taken place with Evri specifically on the issue of the minimum wage.”

Evri also reportedly stated in response to the written question that all of its workers, fully employed and self-employed, are paid above the national living wage. It added that couriers can work flexibly, choosing the size of the round.

An Evri spokesperson said, “While we have received no direct contact from Charlotte Nichols MP or her office in relation to this, our dedicated public affairs team has reached out in response.

“Our couriers are at the heart of our business, and we are proud to have an industry-leading and GMB-backed pay scheme for our regular self-employed couriers, which offers pensions, as well as holiday and sick pay.

“Evri couriers generate earnings significantly above the national living wage, with average earnings exceeding £20-per-hour, and our model was approved by HMRC after a multi-year review.”

Source: Yahoo

(Quotes via original reporting)