High Court dismisses judicial review against Deliveroo, says riders are self-employed
The aggregator says that this is a “win” for those who prefer to work wherever and whenever they want.
The High Court has dismissed the judicial review filed by the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) trade union against the decision of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) who confirmed that Deliveroo’s riders are self-employed.
According to the aggregator, the Court held that riders are not in an ‘employment relationship’ for the purposes of European law.
“This a victory for riders who have consistently told us the flexibility to choose when and where they work, which comes with self-employment, is their number one reason for riding with Deliveroo,” Dan Warne, managing director of Deliveroo, said.
“We will continue to seek to offer riders more security and make the case that Government should end the trade off in Britain between flexibility and security.”
IWGB trade union argued that Deliveroo riders be considered as employees for them to receive benefits such as holiday pay and protection provided by the minimum wage laws.
“At stake in this case is not just the basic employment rights of Deliveroo riders, but their fundamental human rights to organise within a trade union and collectively bargain to improve their lot,” IWGB general secretary Dr. Jason Moyer-Lee, said.
