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DELIVERY company Yodel could face a bill of up to £250,000 as GMB drivers take the company to court over two decades’ worth of missing overtime pay.
Up to 500 workers could have been underpaid an overtime allowance when working night shifts, some to the tune of £1,000 each, going back 20 years.
GMB said the company has so far refused to pay workers what they are owed, so the general union has enlisted lawyers Pattinson and Brewer to take Yodel to an employment tribunal.
Organiser Steve Garelick said: “Being underpaid £2.70 an hour might not sound a lot to some people — but added up over weeks, months and years this can be the difference between making the rent or putting decent food on the table.
“It’s ridiculous that Yodel has not settled and would rather take its chances at a tribunal.
“We believe the tribunal will deliver the right outcome [and] this should serve as a warning to other employers not to shortchange workers.”
Pattinson and Brewer’s Chris Riley agreed, saying that the case was likely to have “far-reaching implications.”
A Yodel spokesperson said: “Yodel is surprised by the GMB announcement today. We have a small claim affecting a small number of colleagues and we are in the process of finding a resolution for all parties.”
