Over 6,000 Evri drivers urged to reject deal after jobs lost

Thousands of the company’s couriers are being balloted on a new pay deal, with GMB union urging its members to vote against the offer.

More than 6,000 drivers will take part in the vote on the proposed package, which is linked to the 2025 pay round, amid concerns it could amount to a real-terms pay cut for many.

GMB, which has been formally recognised by Evri since 2019, has for the first time recommended that couriers reject a company pay proposal.

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The ballot opened on Wednesday (May 6) and is scheduled to run until Tuesday, June 9.

If the offer is turned down, GMB says it will hold further meetings with couriers to decide how they want to respond.

Nicola Savage, GMB National Officer, said: “Evri couriers do an unbelievable job, delivering millions of packages across the UK with incredible speed – often facing abuse and even attacks while doing it.

“It’s only right [that] they get a pay rise that values the work they do. Not only is this pay offer a year late, but in our view, it falls short of what couriers deserve.

“That’s why GMB has recommended reject, but ultimately the couriers themselves will decide in this ballot.”

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The news comes after more than 25 delivery drivers in the Oxford area lost their jobs following a decline in income being received by workers.

Evri has made clear that it expects all its parcels in the Oxford area to be delivered on time after a third-party business announced it was shutting operations.

Old Windsor Logistics, which has its Oxford base at the Horspath Trading Estate in Cowley, said last month that it will no longer deliver parcels for Evri after seven years working with the business.

Daniel Sheehy, who owns the business, said this was because his drivers were no longer earning enough money to maintain a living.

As such, his 26 drivers, who deliver around Oxford and Abingdon in particular, were told on Wednesday morning that they no longer have jobs with the company.

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This news came after Mr Sheehy said that their rate per package delivery from Evri had been cut since 2019 from £1.40 to £0.75.

“We cannot do it any longer,” the 35-year-old said.

He added: “Over the last two years, they have systematically reduced and reduced the rate, and over the last three months, they have dropped it even lower.

“I have said to them we need an injection to secure the business, so I can pay the VAT and pay the drivers’ wages. We need a better rate so we can survive as a business.”

A spokesperson for Evri said they routinely review arrangements with their partners and are committed to working with them and supporting them in their service.

The spokesperson added: “We routinely review our delivery model and third-party relationships to offer continued service improvements and the best delivery choices for our customers.”