‘I’m exhausted’: Couriers fight against 80-hour weeks
As the tide of employment law turns, Aramex franchisees are taking action over onerous contracts.
Maria Slade
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
“Every day when I saw the parcel, I couldn’t breathe.
“If I keep going, just going to have to stop.”
English is Aramex courier Don's second language and he expresses himself awkwardly.
But his message is clear.
He is walking away from his Auckland franchise and throwing $30,000
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Maria Slade
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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‘I’m exhausted’: Couriers fight against 80-hour weeks
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