Hermes was today accused of sacking one of its couriers for rushing to hospital to see their premature baby, telling them “parcels come first”. An employee of the delivery giant, which works for high ...

The shocking claim was just one of a raft of complaints by employees at the UK delivery giant, who are allegedly "treated like dirt" Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up ...

Delivery firm Hermes is facing a possible investigation after a report alleged some of its drivers receive below the minimum wage. Business minister Margot James has requested HM Revenue and Customs ...

Couriers at one of the UK's largest delivery firms feel they are "treated like dirt" and have faced losing work for attending hospital appointments or tending to sick relatives, the Prime Minister has ...

Hermes, the delivery firm, has struck a deal with the GMB union to offer couriers paid holiday and guaranteed wage rates. Under its new "self-employed plus" status, Hermes workers can opt to receive ...

Delivery firm Hermes is facing a possible investigation after a report alleged some of its drivers receive below the minimum wage. Issues have been raised in a report by MP Frank Field into complaints ...

Courier company Hermes is trialling autonomous, self-driving electric robots to deliver parcels to customers. The company has partnered with Starship Technologies, the robotics start-up co-founded by ...

Courier giant Hermes is to change its name and invest millions of pounds in pensions for its employees, the company has announced. The GMB union said it was a “breakthrough” deal which will give ...

Business Minister Margot James has said that tax authorities could launch an investigation into whether workers at delivery firm Hermes are being paid less than minimum wage. The Department of ...

A North Tyneside businesswoman has lashed out at a Hermes delivery driver who left her package containing a £160 pair of designer trainers under a wheelie bin on a busy road in a clumsy attempt to ...

A Hermes courier caught using his delivery van to make drugs drops as well as deliveries has been ordered to hand over more than £4,000 in profits. Thomas James, 35, was caught on camera after turning ...

Courier service Hermes has sacked a parcel delivery man who did a poo in a customer's shed - before bagging it up and taking it away with him. The shocking incident is the latest in a long line of ...