The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain is calling for recognition from takeaway app company Deliveroo. The call is the latest move in the ongoing debate about employment rights in the gig economy. Photograph: Drivers’ contracts also state that this status cannot be challenged at an employment tribunal, a claim challenged by lawyers. Such recognition, which would relate only to those working in Camden, north London, would constitute the first gig economy collective bargaining agreement.
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain is calling for recognition from takeaway app company Deliveroo. The call is the latest move in the ongoing debate about employment rights in the gig economy. At present, Deliveroo riders are categorised as self-employed and are thus not entitled to rights such as sick pay and the national living wage. Drivers’ contracts also state that this status cannot be challenged at an employment tribunal, a claim challenged by lawyers. Such recognition, which would relate only to those working in Camden, north London, would constitute the first gig economy collective bargaining agreement.