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How will the incoming platform work law affect workers’ security? | News

As Estonia prepares to implement the EU Platform Work Directive by the end of the year, debate is…
#Estonia #EE #Europe #Europa #EU #Bolt #couriers #Eesti #Enterprise #estonia #labormarket #platformwork #Uudised #workingtime
https://www.europesays.com/3015998/

How will the incoming platform work law affect workers’ security? | News https://www.byteseu.com/2051296/ #Bolt #couriers #Enterprise #Estonia #LaborMarket #PlatformWork #WorkingTime

I love how courier companies have mastered the art of “over promising and under delivering".

Today's example is “Couriers and Freight" who updated the tracking on my package to state that delivery would be in 30 minutes ... over 2 hours ago 🤦🏻‍♂️

#couriers #customerService

Finnish company Wolt uses violence to break its couriers’ strike in Cyprus #Wolt couriers have gone on #strike on their own initiative in #Nicosia and Limassol to improve their working conditions and terms of employment. The response to the strike by boss: close the accounts of participants in the Wolt app and send armed thugs to threaten and assault the strikers. Local police are also assisting Wolt in pressuring and intimidating

https://www.iww.fi/fi/2026/03/26/suomalainen-wolt-murtaa-kuriiriensa-lakkoa-vakivalloin-kyproksella/

#Couriers #Cyprus #Finland #IWW

Finnish company Wolt uses violence to break its couriers’ strike in Cyprus #Wolt couriers have gone on #strike on their own initiative in #Nicosia and Limassol to improve their working conditions and terms of employment. The response to the strike by boss: close the accounts of participants in the Wolt app and send armed thugs to threaten and assault the strikers. Local police are also assisting Wolt in pressuring and intimidating

https://www.iww.fi/fi/2026/03/26/suomalainen-wolt-murtaa-kuriiriensa-lakkoa-vakivalloin-kyproksella/

#Couriers #Cyprus #Finland #IWW

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/solidarity-fund-for-wolt-drivers-in-cyprus?

Finnish company Wolt uses violence to break its couriers’ strike in Cyprus #Wolt couriers have gone on strike on their own initiative in #Nicosia and Limassol to improve their working conditions and terms of employment. The company has responded to the strike by closing the accounts of participants in the Wolt app and by sending armed thugs to threaten
https://www.iww.fi/fi/2026/03/26/suomalainen-wolt-murtaa-kuriiriensa-lakkoa-vakivalloin-kyproksella/

#Couriers #Finland #IWW

#Cyprus #Finland #Solidarity #Strike #TransportWorkers #Wolt

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/solidarity-fund-for-wolt-drivers-in-cyprus?

Finnish company Wolt uses violence to break its couriers’ strike in Cyprus #Wolt couriers have gone on strike on their own initiative in #Nicosia and Limassol to improve their working conditions and terms of employment. The company has responded to the strike by closing the accounts of participants in the Wolt app and by sending armed thugs to threaten
https://www.iww.fi/fi/2026/03/26/suomalainen-wolt-murtaa-kuriiriensa-lakkoa-vakivalloin-kyproksella/

#Couriers #Finland #IWW

#Cyprus #Finland #Solidarity #Strike #TransportWorkers #Wolt

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/solidarity-fund-for-wolt-drivers-in-cyprus?

Finnish company Wolt uses violence to break its couriers’ strike in Cyprus #Wolt couriers have gone on strike on their own initiative in #Nicosia and Limassol to improve their working conditions and terms of employment. The company has responded to the strike by closing the accounts of participants in the Wolt app and by sending armed thugs to threaten
https://www.iww.fi/fi/2026/03/26/suomalainen-wolt-murtaa-kuriiriensa-lakkoa-vakivalloin-kyproksella/

#Couriers #Finland #IWW

#Cyprus #Finland #Solidarity #Strike #TransportWorkers #Wolt

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/solidarity-fund-for-wolt-drivers-in-cyprus?

Finnish company Wolt uses violence to break its couriers’ strike in Cyprus #Wolt couriers have gone on strike on their own initiative in #Nicosia and Limassol to improve their working conditions and terms of employment. The company has responded to the strike by closing the accounts of participants in the Wolt app and by sending armed thugs to threaten
https://www.iww.fi/fi/2026/03/26/suomalainen-wolt-murtaa-kuriiriensa-lakkoa-vakivalloin-kyproksella/

#Couriers #Finland #IWW

#Cyprus #Finland #Solidarity #Strike #TransportWorkers #Wolt

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/solidarity-fund-for-wolt-drivers-in-cyprus?

Finnish company Wolt uses violence to break its couriers’ strike in Cyprus #Wolt couriers have gone on strike on their own initiative in #Nicosia and Limassol to improve their working conditions and terms of employment. The company has responded to the strike by closing the accounts of participants in the Wolt app and by sending armed thugs to threaten
https://www.iww.fi/fi/2026/03/26/suomalainen-wolt-murtaa-kuriiriensa-lakkoa-vakivalloin-kyproksella/

#Couriers #Finland #IWW

#Cyprus #Finland #Solidarity #Strike #TransportWorkers #Wolt

‘Delivery robots will happen’: Skype co-founder on his fast-growing venture Starship https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/04/delivery-robots-skype-co-founder-ahti-heinla-starship #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Technologystartups #Technologysector #Self-drivingcars #Retailindustry #Entrepreneurs #Technology #Worldnews #Business #Robots #UKnews #USnews #Skype

Dear courier companies. The letterbox is right there.

There is nowhere in this universe where this standard of "delivery" is considered acceptable. FIX IT! FFS - employ more drivers if they don't have time to do the job properly.🤦 Delivery would have been faster, and much less "couldn't be arsed" had it been chucked in the regular post. Probably cheaper, too.🤬

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

By deity, I'm an old grump today! 😂

#alt
#FirstWorldProblems
#couriers
#FeedbackLeft

I'm not happy (understatement) with DHL.
Apparently they "couldn't access my address" this evening.
In truth I'm pretty sure the driver was running late and thought 'sod it, let's take this back to the depot'.

I've written to the sender, and filled in a comment on the DHL website - neither of which will result in any resolution.

I rarely have the courier issues other people report, so this is frustrating particularly as I thought DHL were on the reputable side of crap.

#Couriers

This is an important decision: food #couriers in #Finland recognized as employees by the Supreme Administrative Court.

I wrote some quick reflections on the decision and the struggle for courier worker rights.

https://research.tuni.fi/tammisto/blog/food-couriers-are-recognized-as-employees/

#work #workerrights #Justice4Couriers

This is an important decision: food #couriers in #Finland recognized as employees by the Supreme Administrative Court.

I wrote some quick reflections on the decision and the struggle for courier worker rights.

https://research.tuni.fi/tammisto/blog/food-couriers-are-recognized-as-employees/

#work #workerrights #Justice4Couriers

This is an important decision: food #couriers in #Finland recognized as employees by the Supreme Administrative Court.

I wrote some quick reflections on the decision and the struggle for courier worker rights.

https://research.tuni.fi/tammisto/blog/food-couriers-are-recognized-as-employees/

#work #workerrights #Justice4Couriers

This is an important decision: food #couriers in #Finland recognized as employees by the Supreme Administrative Court.

I wrote some quick reflections on the decision and the struggle for courier worker rights.

https://research.tuni.fi/tammisto/blog/food-couriers-are-recognized-as-employees/

#work #workerrights #Justice4Couriers

This is an important decision: food #couriers in #Finland recognized as employees by the Supreme Administrative Court.

I wrote some quick reflections on the decision and the struggle for courier worker rights.

https://research.tuni.fi/tammisto/blog/food-couriers-are-recognized-as-employees/

#work #workerrights #Justice4Couriers

COURIERS: Stop asking "How did we do?" every single time you deliver something.

If the thing was delivered, congratulations, well done on participating, have a sticker. No medal because delivering things is your raison d'etre, after all. It's what we pay you for.

If it was damaged, broken, late or not delivered at all - THEN ask me how you did. I will gladly explain in short, easy to understand words.

#couriers #deliveries #gottaMilkTheFeedback

UPS cites Trump tariffs as it announces expected layoffs of 20,000 workers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/ups-layoffs-trump-tariffs #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Shippingindustry #Trumptariffs #USunions #Business #USnews

What's wriong weith #DHL and #AnPost?! Every single time a delivery arrives on the island it disappears for 3 days before being traceable on the AnPost side and then another 2-3 days for the delivery...
#ireland #couriers

I have a parcel due. Only one, although I have a few on order. Today, I've had updates from the seller, Star Track, Shippit, & Auspost, & still aren't 100% sure they're all for the same thing.

Shippit provides a map. No no no, not for live tracking my parcel, which would be really useful, & is completely doable (see Uber, Didi, etc). No, it appears to be showing me where *I* live. Phew. I was worried I'd forget.

Oh well, could be Couriers Please or [shudders] Aramex 😱

#couriers

‘Amazon slayer’: the Dublin minnow taking on the giants in drone deliveries https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/11/amazon-slayer-dublin-startup-manna-aero-taking-giants-autonomous-drone-deliveries #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Drones(non-military) #Technologystartups #Technologysector #Retailindustry #Technology #Business #Ireland #Europe #UKnews

Royal Mail trials postbox with parcel hatch, solar panels and barcode scanner https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/10/royal-mail-trials-postbox-parcel-hatch-solar-panels-barcode-scanner #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Cambridgeshire #Postalservice #Hertfordshire #Technology #RoyalMail #Business #England #UKnews

DoorDash to repay $16.75m in pocketed tips to New York delivery workers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/doordash-new-york-tips-delivery-workers #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Restaurants #Gigeconomy #Technology #Business #NewYork #USnews #Food #Apps

GLS must be the acronym for "Generally Low Standard", it rarely happens to be on time...
#ireland #couriers

Safe #cycling infrastructure is a workplace safety issue for cycle #couriers. Ask your councillor for more cycle lanes and safer streets!

https://action.wearepossible.org/page/163678/ #London #BikeTooter

For those of you collecting reasons why Yodel has failed to deliver a parcel.... this one was new to me:

'We regret to inform you that our carrier experienced some delivery incidences with all the orders shipped the last few days of November and unfortunately it seems that your order was affected by this issue'....

Which means what I wonder; I have refund coming, but I wonder where the shipment is?

Stolen? Damaged in an accident? Lost at sea?

#couriers #Yodel

I don't often hear favourable noises about courier companies, but my local Evri driver is a friendly chap, known in the neighbourhood, likes my dog... and despite Amazon's ETA being Monday, somehow he got my new audio recorder unit to me, through the snows of Storm Bert, and followed instructions via doorbell, on Saturday.

Glad they asked for feedback on the delivery. He deserved his 5* writeup.

#scotland #evri #delivery #couriers #happycustomer #nicetobenice

Two UK firms join forces to build ‘last-mile’ electric delivery vehicles https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/04/two-uk-firms-join-forces-to-build-last-mile-electric-delivery-vehicles #Electric,hybridandlow-emissioncars #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Ethicalandgreenliving #Manufacturingsector #Automotiveindustry #Technologysector #Environment #Business #UKnews

Publish data on ride-hailing apps ‘to cut exploitation and emissions’, say campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/02/ride-hailing-apps-data-drive-miles-wages-carbon-emissions #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Greenhousegasemissions #Zero-hourscontracts #Technologysector #Dataprotection #Gigeconomy #Technology #Worldnews #Business #UKnews #Uber

@straphanger @CargoCycle_official we are going to see it more and more, as cities ban heavy traffic from their center. There is one issue though, bike #couriers are providing the same service as the truck drivers do elsewhere. But they are more #exposed to the #elements and more in danger in #traffic However, even if he unions claim they should be under the same #CLA, they get paid a lot less and have far less benefits. Ecology shouldn't deregulate the job market. Remember, it's #ClimateJustice

Amazon workers in Coventry lose union recognition ballot by handful of votes https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/17/amazon-workers-union-recognition-gmb-vote #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Corporategovernance #Technologysector #Retailindustry #Tradeunions #Technology #E-commerce #Business #Politics #Amazon #UKnews #TUC

I think I only saw my first Wolt courier with a fixed gear bike.

This has puzzled me for some time: why is there so little overlap between food couriers on bikes and previous bike messenger culture?

I feel like bike messengers used to take pride in being the absolutely fastest option in a city and quickly converged on riding fixies as the fastest and almost maintenance free option.

Food couriers now don’t seem to be in any kind of hurry and drive heavy looking beaters. Why is that? #Couriers

#UK rapid #grocery firms plan to put riders back on #ZeroHourContracts

#Couriers will be moved to cheaper insecure deals after #government fails on promise to bring in new #employment bill
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/07/uk-rapid-grocery-firms-plan-to-put-riders-back-on-zero-hour-contracts
#ToryIncompetence

#Wolt couriers in Jyväskylä are striking, because the company unilaterally changed its contract with the couriers, without informing what the pay will be.

Wolt can do this, because it keeps its couriers "independent contractors", thereby circumventing all employer responsibilities.

In 2018, #couriers began the #Justice4Couriers campaign to resist the precarious and dangerous working conditions.

Support to the #strike, #solidarity to the couriers.✊
#labor #LaborRights
https://yle.fi/a/74-20015005

#Wolt couriers in Jyväskylä are striking, because the company unilaterally changed its contract with the couriers, without informing what the pay will be.

Wolt can do this, because it keeps its couriers "independent contractors", thereby circumventing all employer responsibilities.

In 2018, #couriers began the #Justice4Couriers campaign to resist the precarious and dangerous working conditions.

Support to the #strike, #solidarity to the couriers.✊
#labor #LaborRights
https://yle.fi/a/74-20015005

#Wolt couriers in Jyväskylä are striking, because the company unilaterally changed its contract with the couriers, without informing what the pay will be.

Wolt can do this, because it keeps its couriers "independent contractors", thereby circumventing all employer responsibilities.

In 2018, #couriers began the #Justice4Couriers campaign to resist the precarious and dangerous working conditions.

Support to the #strike, #solidarity to the couriers.✊
#labor #LaborRights
https://yle.fi/a/74-20015005

#Wolt couriers in Jyväskylä are striking, because the company unilaterally changed its contract with the couriers, without informing what the pay will be.

Wolt can do this, because it keeps its couriers "independent contractors", thereby circumventing all employer responsibilities.

In 2018, #couriers began the #Justice4Couriers campaign to resist the precarious and dangerous working conditions.

Support to the #strike, #solidarity to the couriers.✊
#labor #LaborRights
https://yle.fi/a/74-20015005

#Wolt couriers in Jyväskylä are striking, because the company unilaterally changed its contract with the couriers, without informing what the pay will be.

Wolt can do this, because it keeps its couriers "independent contractors", thereby circumventing all employer responsibilities.

In 2018, #couriers began the #Justice4Couriers campaign to resist the precarious and dangerous working conditions.

Support to the #strike, #solidarity to the couriers.✊
#labor #LaborRights
https://yle.fi/a/74-20015005

A shoutout to all the delivery people working their arses off with a smile this week #auspost #couriers #amazonprime #fedex #toll #startrack etc. - greatly appreciated!

Here is a piece I wrote some years back on how in the #GigEconomy #labor relations are made "technical" through #automatization and making them part of the #algorithms

This "making technical" obfuscates and masks the very real relations of power at the workplace.

Relations that affect what workers, in this case #couriers, do and how much they are paid, are made features of the software, making it harder for the worker to question them.

#Justice4Couriers
https://www.justice4couriers.fi/2018/10/11/when-mr-robot-is-your-boss-working-under-algorithms/

Here is a piece I wrote some years back on how in the #GigEconomy #labor relations are made "technical" through #automatization and making them part of the #algorithms

This "making technical" obfuscates and masks the very real relations of power at the workplace.

Relations that affect what workers, in this case #couriers, do and how much they are paid, are made features of the software, making it harder for the worker to question them.

#Justice4Couriers
https://www.justice4couriers.fi/2018/10/11/when-mr-robot-is-your-boss-working-under-algorithms/

Here is a piece I wrote some years back on how in the #GigEconomy #labor relations are made "technical" through #automatization and making them part of the #algorithms

This "making technical" obfuscates and masks the very real relations of power at the workplace.

Relations that affect what workers, in this case #couriers, do and how much they are paid, are made features of the software, making it harder for the worker to question them.

#Justice4Couriers
https://www.justice4couriers.fi/2018/10/11/when-mr-robot-is-your-boss-working-under-algorithms/

Here is a piece I wrote some years back on how in the #GigEconomy #labor relations are made "technical" through #automatization and making them part of the #algorithms

This "making technical" obfuscates and masks the very real relations of power at the workplace.

Relations that affect what workers, in this case #couriers, do and how much they are paid, are made features of the software, making it harder for the worker to question them.

#Justice4Couriers
https://www.justice4couriers.fi/2018/10/11/when-mr-robot-is-your-boss-working-under-algorithms/

Here is a piece I wrote some years back on how in the #GigEconomy #labor relations are made "technical" through #automatization and making them part of the #algorithms

This "making technical" obfuscates and masks the very real relations of power at the workplace.

Relations that affect what workers, in this case #couriers, do and how much they are paid, are made features of the software, making it harder for the worker to question them.

#Justice4Couriers
https://www.justice4couriers.fi/2018/10/11/when-mr-robot-is-your-boss-working-under-algorithms/

Couriers rally against police harassment after Dalston raids
Crowds turned out in support of the protest in Hackney, London, yesterday which saw couriers call on the Met police to rethink their aggressive overpolicing strategy.

The event took place in the wake of a confrontation on May 14th which saw police run out of Dalston by local people af
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/05/26/couriers-rally-against-police-harassment-after-dalston-raids/
#couriers #Dalston #IWGB #policeharassment

Couriers rally against police harassment after Dalston raids
Crowds turned out in support of the protest in Hackney, London, yesterday which saw couriers call on the Met police to rethink their aggressive overpolicing strategy.

The event took place in the wake of a confrontation on May 14th which saw police run out of Dalston by local people af
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/05/26/couriers-rally-against-police-harassment-after-dalston-raids/
#couriers #Dalston #IWGB #policeharassment