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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Sarah Butler

Amazon delivery drivers in UK raise alarm over real-terms pay cut

person delivering amazon parcel at front door,
Drivers work as self-employed independent contractors with no right to holiday pay, sick pay or the ‘national living wage’. Photograph: David Burton/Alamy

Tom* started working for Amazon as a delivery van driver in Norfolk nearly three years ago. Since then, his rates of pay have been revised numerous times, including at least four changes since September. He and his partner are probably going to have to abandon hopes of buying a home together, as the money Amazon had promised was not sustained.

“All of us are constantly terrified of never having enough money to survive,” he said. “It really is the most toxic industry.”

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