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I had posted the odd and rather disturbing story of the Amazon driver caught on video dropping a deuce on some guys sidewalk, I suggested that there might be questions about Amazon practices in regards to breaks and work demands that drove the woman to do that. Well, seems a story about this very subject "broke".
Amazon UK Drivers Reportedly Forced To Urinate In Bottles To Hit 200 Packages A Day Quota
Amazon delivery drivers in the UK are asked to deliver up to 200 packages a day while earning less than minimum wage for agencies contracted by Amazon. The drivers reportedly have to keep schedules so tight they are forced to skip rest breaks and urinate in bottles, according to an investigation by UK's Sunday Mirror. The report comes weeks after the newspaper reported on brutal work conditions at an Amazon UK warehouses. "If the drivers return to the Amazon depot without having made enough attempts to deliver parcels, or if they can’t work for any reason, they risk having their pay cut, being fined or denied future shifts," reports the Mirror.
Amazon UK Drivers Reportedly Forced To Urinate In Bottles To Hit 200 Packages A Day Quota
Amazon delivery drivers in the UK are asked to deliver up to 200 packages a day while earning less than minimum wage for agencies contracted by Amazon. The drivers reportedly have to keep schedules so tight they are forced to skip rest breaks and urinate in bottles, according to an investigation by UK's Sunday Mirror. The report comes weeks after the newspaper reported on brutal work conditions at an Amazon UK warehouses. "If the drivers return to the Amazon depot without having made enough attempts to deliver parcels, or if they can’t work for any reason, they risk having their pay cut, being fined or denied future shifts," reports the Mirror.