Delivery firm allegedly dismissed workers after they refused to work for three days to protest reduced wages
5 November 2025
DPD has allegedly sacked drivers to get “revenge” after they went on strike to protest planned pay cuts.
The delivery firm planned to cut the rate it pays self-employed or franchised drivers for the delivery of small parcels by 54p and scrap a 500 Christmas bonus, announcing the decision to workers in September this year.
After 900 drivers refused to work for a day in protest against the decision, with many choosing not to work for three days, the company agreed to defer the pay cut until after Christmas, according to the Guardian. However, within weeks of the meeting, those considered “ringleaders” were reportedly dismissed.
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A driver who was involved in organising the strike action told the Guardian he had been fired for allegedly breaching a gagging clause in his contract, describing the move as a “revenge act” by the delivery company to “assert dominance”.
Another driver said his contract was terminated after management claimed he had breached a clause prohibiting involvement in “any newsworthy event or story, or anything which would, or in [DPD’s] opinion could, damage [the firm’s] interests or reputation or any part of [its] business”.
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