DPD raises pay and scraps fines after driver's death

Delivery firm to pay at least £8.75 an hour and drop £150 charge for missing work following Don Lane’s deathSelf-employed couriers working for the gig-economy delivery firm DPD will receive a guaranteed minimum wage of £8.75 an hour, as part of reforms following the death of a self-employed driver who missed hospital appointments because of the need to keep working or be charged.The proposal is thought to be the first of its kind by a major firm using self-employed gig wo