Unite calls for “urgent talks” with DHL over possible BHS fall-out

Unite’s national officer for road transport Matt Draper has today (4 May) called for ‘urgent talks’ with DHL management to clarify how BHS going into administration could affect DHL drivers and warehouse workers who handle deliveries to BHS stores. DHL has said: “While discussions with the administrators are continuing, it would be premature to speculate on the long term impact of last week’s announcement. However we are working closely with our trade union and colleagues at this time.”

Draper has today called for more information: “We are asking for urgent talks with DHL on the BHS collapse to explore what the implications are. The BHS situation demonstrates that the effects go beyond those directly employed to those working in the wider supply chain.”

The Unite statement added: “A total of 60 drivers and about 300 warehouse workers, members of Unite, the country’s largest union, work for the logistics company DHL which supplies the 164 chain store on a daily basis. The majority of Unite’s members are based at Atherstone, near Coventry.”