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Latest NewsEmployee relationsDispute resolutionIndustrial action / strikesTrade unions

Yodel drivers vote to strike

by Jo Faragher 17 Sep 2021
by Jo Faragher 17 Sep 2021 The strikes will impact deliveries for key retailers such as M&S, Aldi and Very
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The strikes will impact deliveries for key retailers such as M&S, Aldi and Very
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Couriers at Yodel have voted in favour of strike action, threatening deliveries for Marks & Spencer, Aldi and Very.

The GMB union said 250 Yodel couriers had voted in favour of industrial action over their pay and conditions after a ballot was opened in August.

The drivers have complained of a lack of work-life balance and have accused Yodel of paying agency drivers more than those employed directly by the company.

They also claim that the company has not paid workers in lieu of them taking annual leave and that there are discrepancies with holiday and sick pay.

The strike will hit Yodel’s clients hard in the midst of an acute shortage of HGV drivers.

GMB national officer Nadine Houghton said Yodel workers had “returned a massive vote in favour of taking industrial action”.

“With acute labour shortages across a range of sectors the time for working people to organise and take action to improve their lot is right now,” she said.

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“GMB members working for Yodel will immediately be agreeing dates for their first round of strikes and with the majority of Yodel’s drivers voting to walk out, parcel deliveries will be significantly hit.”

Industry bodies have called for the government to relax visa rules so logistics companies can bring in drivers from the EU, while a number of companies have increased hourly rates in a bid to attract drivers.

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Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.

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