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UK labour union GMB says a case brought against e-commerce courier UK Express (UKXD) has been settled out of court.

The union represented a group of drivers employed by UK Express and working solely for Amazon, claiming this made them full-time employees of UKXD rather than self-employed subcontractors.

Drivers for Uber and Hermes had been found to be employed in previous cases brought before the UK Employment Tribunal.

The union said that as employees, they would be legally entitled to 5.6 weeks paid annual leave ...

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