The courier platform Zeek (黑盛到家) had a wage arrears scandal earlier. Since September, a self-employed deliveryman has been paid "toothpaste" and even claimed that all colleagues were owed wages.
Zeek had previously admitted to arrears of wages, affecting hundreds of couriers and involving millions of dollars, but claimed that the company was financially stable and promised to pay back the arrears of wages as soon as possible.
"Hong Kong 01" learned that Zeek CEO Zhao Jiaqi issued an announcement to the courier yesterday (2nd), pointing out that the funds were tight in recent months, and he could not pay the full salary to the courier yesterday as scheduled. He apologized for this and emphasized that he would seek to solve the funding problem. It is promised that the back wages will be released in batches gradually, but the announcement did not specify the relevant timetable.
"Hong Kong 01" has inquired about this from Zeek and is waiting for a reply.
Investors in Zeek include SF Holdings.
(Zeek web page)
The Zeek courier complained to "Hong Kong 01" that in the courier's mobile application, he received an announcement from Zeek CEO Zhao Jiaqi, saying that the company was affected by the market environment, and the cash flow was tight in recent months. The service fee that was originally scheduled to be paid yesterday I can only complete part of it. I am deeply sorry for this. I emphasize that I have received requests from all parties in this regard, and I promise to "gradually arrange for batch release." Zhao also pointed out that the company is actively communicating with shareholders and investors to seek solutions for funds question.
On December 2, Zhao Jiaqi, CEO of Zeek, issued an announcement to the couriers, saying that due to the shortage of funds in recent months, the full salary of the couriers could not be paid as scheduled yesterday.
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When Zeek responded to the inquiry on November 23, he pointed out that the amount of service fees due to the delay in distribution was about several million Hong Kong dollars, and hundreds of couriers were affected, and he apologized to them.
Zeek also stated that it is actively communicating with the delivery staff and distributing information through different channels, and reiterated that the delayed service fees will be issued in succession according to the latest announcement issued on November 22, and will be completed in stages:
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The service fee cycle from August 30th to October 2nd has been issued successively, and the payment will be completed no later than December 2nd.
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The service fee cycle is from October 3rd to November 13th, and the payment will be completed no later than December 16th.
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The service fee cycle from November 14th to November 20th will be issued on December 16th.
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The service fee cycle starts on November 21, and will be paid 20 working days after the cycle is completed.
Fan Junyan, co-founder and strategic director of Zeek, said in an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01" in 2021 that he plans to be listed before the end of 2023.
(File photo/photo by Gong Jiasheng).
Looking through the information, the person in charge of Zeek accepted an exclusive interview with "Hong Kong 01" last year. At that time, he said that in 2020, he recorded more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars in revenue, and it is expected to increase by 30% in 2021. He also cooperated with more than 120 catering brands, including Delifrance and Outback .
At that time, he revealed that he was considering further expansion of overseas business and planned to go public by the end of 2023.
The courier platform Zeek suspects that some people owe about 30,000 yuan to the company: the financial stability will be found in a short period of time, and the labor union will be found The mail was only delivered on the 16th and the tired goods mainly called the customer to apologize