The Doctors Laboratory, a company which provides pathology services to the NHS, has admitted that five cyclists, motorcyclists and van drivers carrying emergency blood supplies to hospitals and samples to laboratories, are not self-employed. The Doctors Laboratory ( TDL ), a delivery company providing pathology services to the NHS , has conceded that over 70 of its couriers are not self-employed in an admission that carries potential implications for gig economy workers. The firm, which employs hundreds couriers, has stated that individuals on a range of different contracts are workers, meaning that they are entitled to rights including the minimum wage and holiday pay. the past year and a half , TDL , a Royal Mail subsidiary, also admitted that over 70 of its couriers were wrongly classified as self-employed.
The Doctors Laboratory ( TDL ), a delivery company providing pathology services to the NHS , has conceded that over 70 of its couriers are not self-employed in an admission that carries potential implications for gig economy workers. The firm, which employs hundreds couriers, has stated that individuals on a range of different contracts are workers, meaning that they are entitled to rights including the minimum wage and holiday pay. the past year and a half , TDL , a Royal Mail subsidiary, also admitted that over 70 of its couriers were wrongly classified as self-employed.