Three courier companies determined to increase delivery fees

Starting from September 1, the distribution fee of Shentong and Yuantong will be increased by 0.1 yuan per ticket. The day before, Zhongtong also issued the same regulations. In addition, Best Express responded that it is currently formulating an increase in the distribution fee for the entire network.

In response, Shentong Express stated that this move is in response to the "Opinions on Protecting the Legal Rights and Interests of the Courier Group" formulated by the seven central ministries and commissions, and to further implement the specific deployment of the State Post Bureau on the protection of the rights and interests of the couriers. Enhance the legal rights and interests of couriers.

In order to ensure that the increase in the delivery fee can directly enter the hands of the couriers, Shentong Express stated that in the case of the increase in the delivery fee, the outlets must strictly implement the policy and benefit the couriers without any discount. In addition, ZTO also stipulates that the increased distribution fee will be sent directly to the dispatch salesperson's Palm Zhongtong app, and the distribution standard of the existing payment salespersons of all Zhongtong outlets across the country shall not be lowered.

In fact, one of the focal points in the "Opinions on Doing a Good Job in Protecting the Legal Rights and Interests of the Courier Group" released in July this year is to ensure reasonable labor remuneration. Labor Quota Standards, establish a collective negotiation mechanism for industry wages, guide e-commerce platforms and express companies to strengthen coordination, and strengthen labor security supervision and law enforcement.

According to many sources, in the past one or two years, the end distribution fees of major brands have been reduced. A courier who has worked in Beijing for many years said that the current end delivery fee he received has dropped from the previous 1.8 yuan per ticket to about 1.4 yuan. In addition, in March and April, when the express price war was fierce, the end-of-end delivery fee dropped more frequently, which was almost 20 cents a month.

In order to balance the decline in delivery fees and the benefits of couriers, some regions have begun to integrate outlets of different brands and implement a co-matching model. That is to say, the same group of couriers undertake the delivery tasks of multiple express companies. As a result, the number of dispatches that a courier is responsible for has increased a lot, but the area of responsibility has also decreased.

For example, in a building in the past, couriers of several brands entered the delivery service in one day, but after the integration, only one courier is needed to deliver the goods in this building. In this case, the delivery efficiency of the courier has been improved, offsetting part of the loss of the drop in delivery fees. 

However, the co-matching model is only a stopgap measure, and it does not help the courier's overall income much. Now, with the introduction of the regulations of the three companies' terminal delivery fee increase by 0.1 yuan per ticket, based on the average daily delivery of 200 pieces of couriers per person, this is expected to increase the income of couriers by about 500 yuan per month.

It’s also worth noting that in addition to paying attention to the issue of salary protection, the "Opinions on Doing a Good Job in the Protection of the Legal Rights and Interests of the Courier Group" also put forward requirements for the social security of the courier, such as providing work injury insurance and personal insurance for the courier. Accident insurance and other insurance types.