"Delivery company DPD is facing potential disruption after hundreds of drivers began three days of action in protest at cuts to their pay for delivering small parcels. The company has reduced payments for such deliveries by 65p per parcel, a change that self-employed and franchised drivers say could reduce their annual earnings by as much as £6,500. The protest, organised informally through online chat groups with an estimated 1,300 to 1,500 participants, began on Tuesday and is set to continue through Thursday."
"DPD, which relies heavily on self-employed and franchised drivers, said the payment adjustments were made to reflect "changes in our parcel traffic profile". The company said driver stops involving only smaller parcels would see the 65p reduction, while deliveries that include larger, high-value or pharmaceutical parcels would remain unchanged. It added that heavier items would attract a 65p increase and that new incentive payments had been introduced "to increase earnings all year round". "As a result, we believe our driver remuneration package remains among the best in our industry," DPD said."
Hundreds of self-employed and franchised DPD drivers refused to make deliveries for three days in protest at a 65p reduction per small-parcel stop. Drivers estimate the change could cut annual earnings by as much as £6,500 and organised the action via online chat groups with around 1,300–1,500 participants. DPD said adjustments reflect changes in its parcel traffic profile and that stops containing larger, high-value or pharmaceutical parcels will not be reduced. DPD also announced a 65p increase for heavier items and new incentive payments, while some drivers say the cut forces longer hours to maintain income. DPD did not expect significant disruption.
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