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This is an important decision: food #couriers in #Finland recognized as employees by the Supreme Administrative Court.

I wrote some quick reflections on the decision and the struggle for courier worker rights.

https://research.tuni.fi/tammisto/blog/food-couriers-are-recognized-as-employees/

COURIERS: Stop asking "How did we do?" every single time you deliver something.

If the thing was delivered, congratulations, well done on participating, have a sticker. No medal because delivering things is your raison d'etre, after all. It's what we pay you for.

If it was damaged, broken, late or not delivered at all - THEN ask me how you did. I will gladly explain in short, easy to understand words.

#couriers #deliveries #gottaMilkTheFeedback

UPS cites Trump tariffs as it announces expected layoffs of 20,000 workers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/ups-layoffs-trump-tariffs #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Shippingindustry #Trumptariffs #USunions #Business #USnews

What's wriong weith #DHL and #AnPost?! Every single time a delivery arrives on the island it disappears for 3 days before being traceable on the AnPost side and then another 2-3 days for the delivery...
#ireland #couriers

I have a parcel due. Only one, although I have a few on order. Today, I've had updates from the seller, Star Track, Shippit, & Auspost, & still aren't 100% sure they're all for the same thing.

Shippit provides a map. No no no, not for live tracking my parcel, which would be really useful, & is completely doable (see Uber, Didi, etc). No, it appears to be showing me where *I* live. Phew. I was worried I'd forget.

Oh well, could be Couriers Please or [shudders] Aramex 😱

#couriers

‘Amazon slayer’: the Dublin minnow taking on the giants in drone deliveries https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/11/amazon-slayer-dublin-startup-manna-aero-taking-giants-autonomous-drone-deliveries #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Drones(non-military) #Technologystartups #Technologysector #Retailindustry #Technology #Business #Ireland #Europe #UKnews

Royal Mail trials postbox with parcel hatch, solar panels and barcode scanner https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/10/royal-mail-trials-postbox-parcel-hatch-solar-panels-barcode-scanner #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Cambridgeshire #Postalservice #Hertfordshire #Technology #RoyalMail #Business #England #UKnews

Royal Mail have excelled themselves with this 'proof of delivery' photo on their tracking app.
One of these /might/ be mine, but no idea where it is!

#Couriers #royalMail

Screenshot says Proof of delivery' photo is of a pile of identical white parcels and a cardboard box in a tiled area

DoorDash to repay $16.75m in pocketed tips to New York delivery workers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/doordash-new-york-tips-delivery-workers #Couriers/deliveryindustry #Restaurants #Gigeconomy #Technology #Business #NewYork #USnews #Food #Apps

May I propose a universal graphic that householders can use on their doors that indicates that delivery drivers, couriers & postal workers may request to use the toilet in the house?

I say a graphic symbol because it's something that drivers could point at (not everyone might be comfortable asking) and because it's low wage work not all of these workers may be fluent enough to understand a native language notice.

It's a crappy job (if you'll excuse the linkage!) so why don't we all help these people out with a little kindness?

#gigeconomy #Couriers #postal #deliveryservices

GLS must be the acronym for "Generally Low Standard", it rarely happens to be on time...
#ireland #couriers

Safe #cycling infrastructure is a workplace safety issue for cycle #couriers. Ask your councillor for more cycle lanes and safer streets!

https://action.wearepossible.org/page/163678/ #London #BikeTooter

For those of you collecting reasons why Yodel has failed to deliver a parcel.... this one was new to me:

'We regret to inform you that our carrier experienced some delivery incidences with all the orders shipped the last few days of November and unfortunately it seems that your order was affected by this issue'....

Which means what I wonder; I have refund coming, but I wonder where the shipment is?

Stolen? Damaged in an accident? Lost at sea?

#couriers #Yodel

#parcels #Couriers

It is just an unavoidable fact, for some of us, that at this time of year the number of parcels delivered to our homes increases. This morning, while in the loo, a courier rang my door bell. In the 30 seconds, or so, it took me to reach the front door this Olympic sprinter/F1 driver was no where to be seen. I know they work under ridiculously tight time constraints but please give me time to pull my breeks up before firing up the warp drive and engaging your launch control.

I don't often hear favourable noises about courier companies, but my local Evri driver is a friendly chap, known in the neighbourhood, likes my dog... and despite Amazon's ETA being Monday, somehow he got my new audio recorder unit to me, through the snows of Storm Bert, and followed instructions via doorbell, on Saturday.

Glad they asked for feedback on the delivery. He deserved his 5* writeup.

#scotland #evri #delivery #couriers #happycustomer #nicetobenice

May have moaned about this before (in which case I apologise), but if I've ordered something from your company, don't send me an email saying it's shipped *before* you've actually given it to the courier. If it's still in your warehouse waiting to be collected, it hasn't “shipped”…

(In relation to companies sending "shipped” emails when they've told the courier about it, not when it's actually left)

#OnlineOrdering #Couriers