Illegal delivery riders face removal following enforcement blitz
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/illegal-delivery-riders-face-removal-following-enforcement-blitz
Posted by StGuthlac2025
Illegal delivery riders face removal following enforcement blitz
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/illegal-delivery-riders-face-removal-following-enforcement-blitz
Posted by StGuthlac2025
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50,000 people removed since July 2024.
I’ll bet the Tories didn’t manage that under any prime ministerÂ
Why are the government pushing out these successes?
The companies can apparently put AI in everything apart from securing their own platforms!
Oh boy. My local Chinese restaurant is in that article. đź«Ł
What about the companies ultimately employing them?
As someone who does parcel delivery work and has seen similar stuff going on.
I’m tired of the fact that noone seems interested in holding the companies accountable for their shitty “self employed only workforce, no accountability” because these business models are becoming normal. Simply because they make truck loads of cash doing it.
The company I deliver for is worth billions and an random person could be delivering for them without them knowing who they are.
At the minute it seems to be a 50% chance I’ll get the driver whom I can see is picking up my order.
I get that they’re working illegally, but removing their faces seems a tad harsh as a punishment?
>On Tuesday this week, the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill received Royal Assent. This will see the introduction of new laws to expand right to work checks to the gig economy, including on delivery riders.
>The legislation will close existing loopholes so there will be no hiding place for illegal workers to flout the rules in gig, casual, subcontracted or temporary worker roles. Bosses who fail to conduct these checks could be jailed for up to 5 years, face fines of ÂŁ60,000 per illegal worker and have their businesses closed.
This one went under the radar.
Some sensible friction within the contracting and ordering process seems sensible to me
– Make all delivery riders / drivers require full licences
– tick back system between delivery rider, ID and the subcontractor
– make reporting simpler. It doesn’t have to be onerous and if there are locations, riders, routes etc that seem to not be conforming then allow targeted reporting.
I can see where any pot holes have been reported, submit a report if they’re not and get a response once it’s fixed.
I don’t think it’s appropriate to demonise groups of people but I think the system shouldn’t be abused, and certainly not at the cost of the people risking their lives to deliver for sub minimum wage.