Inside Evri delivery depot where staff 'smoke drugs'
Piles of half-opened packages, toilet bins overflowing with loo roll and a kitchen covered in grime: Inside Evri delivery depot where staff ‘smoke drugs’ – as firm faces backlash over Christmas parcel chaos
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Squalid conditions at an Evri delivery depot have been laid bare after photographs reveal piles of half-opened packages, overflowing bins of rubbish and a kitchen covered in grime.
It comes amid claims that workers at the processing centre in Slough West, Berkshire, ‘smoke weed’ while at work.
Images show hundreds of damaged and ripped open parcels, with their contents as well as cardboard and wrapping, strewn over the dirty warehouse floor.
The pictures reveal a ‘disgusting’ grime-covered bathroom which had not been cleaned in two years, whistleblowers claimed.
Photographs reveal piles of half-opened packages spilling out onto the dirty floor at the Evri depot in Slough West, Berkshire
Images show ‘disgusting’ toilet facilities including this one with toilet paper overflowing from the bin and spilling onto the dirty floor
Another showed a filthy urinal and overblowing bins of toilet tissues.
A source told the Sun: ‘The whole thing is a mess and if anything, it’s got worse since changing its name from Hermes.
‘There’s damaged and opened parcels which have been mistreated everywhere. It’s a dump.
‘The bathroom is so disgusting that you can’t even use the toilet as it hasn’t been cleaned in two years.
‘Bosses claim their budget has been cut but really it’s a lack of management. They need to hire more qualified people. It’s unfair on customers.’
It comes amid allegations that employees ‘smoke drugs’ while at work, with Evri launching an investigation
More rubbish piling up at the Evri depot centre in Slough West, Berkshire
The source claimed that packages were piling up amid huge backlogs caused by employees turning up for work late.
Meanwhile, just one nightshift worker is said to have started at 5am to begin processing the parcels, meaning they are late to be delivered.
During the festive period, there were concerns that huge backlogs meant Christmas presents would not arrive on time.
Customers have hit out at the delivery firm, which rebranded from Hermes last year, over lost and damaged items.
The company, which has a zero-tolerance drugs policy, has launched an investigation into staff smoking cannabis, a class B substance, while at work in Slough West delivery centre.
Squalid conditions at an Evri delivery depot have been laid bare after photographs reveal piles of half-opened packages
During the festive period, there were concerns that huge backlogs meant Christmas presents would not arrive on time
Pictures emerged of staff making the roll-up joints inside the warehouse before smoking them with drivers outside.
The whistleblower added: ‘Evri needs to take responsibility. These are the people who are meant to be running the show.
‘I’ve seen employees smoking weed multiple times.
‘Shamefully these people are doing drugs at work and giving customers terrible service.’
Evri said it had invested more than £130million to improve its UK service over the past two years.
A spokesman said: ‘We take the issues raised very seriously and can confirm that we are currently carrying out a full investigation at our Slough West depot.’
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