Does anyone work with Hermes?

llaurraxx

Hi,

I have recently applied to work weekends as a courier for Hermes to boost my income.

If anyone works there, I have a few questions that I have been worrying about.

How much roughly per day do u get paid?
How much fuel on average per day do u use?
Do u have to do ur own taxes?
How long does it take to complete a round of parcels?

I’m not sure if I’ve missed anything, but these are the main questions I have.

Thanks

AstroTurtle

I used to work with Hermes.. He was a nice chap.


Joking aside regardless of your questions I've only ever seen a lot of negatives about income expectations as a part time courier.

My understand is the returns for successful deliveries are pennies and you have to hit high volumes to make any decent income.

There may be better weekend jobs (catering & hospitality etc) to apply for that may give you a more stable attempt to boost your additional income.


for example a couple reviews on Indeed

"Promissed that I will be earning £18 on average. Got paid £100 after expenses for a week with nearly 300 parcels delivered."

"Use and abuse couriers
They pay is peanuts per parcel and no allowance given for wear and tear or fuel
Its all.about managers trying to score goals set by the higher powers
Hardly any cover is available if you need emergency time off for more than 2 days"

"Do not work for Hermes! The self-employment tag only benefits them as they won't cover fuel/maintenance costs! No feasible contract; Parcel rates are never as described (up to half of desirable)"

Obviously im sure there's alot who make it work. But for a weekend side gig. Doesn't seem profitable.

Jlawson118

I've never worked with Hermes but I have heard very negative things about them from both staff and customers.

Although if you are going into the business as 'Self Employed' (I quoted that because these companies like to think you are self employed even though they demand you every day), but if this is the case, then yes you will have to pay your own taxes.

I'm not sure how much they pay per day, but I've worked for Hermes' competition and on average, those drivers get between £1.30 and about £2.50 per drop, depending on the route itself. They usually do at least 80 drops per day and can come home with over £100 per day. Again, this usually depends on the route on how much fuel it will use as well as the time of day you finish, and how much tax to pay. I know some drivers who are working all day and taking home barely anything because of the extent of the routes they have to drive. Basically you'll either strike it lucky or be given the sh*t end of the stick.

If you're going into the company as an employee, then that's a whole different story.