A tribunal said couriers were ‘self-employed’ and not eligible for certain protections. But they counter that the firm is ducking its liabilitiesWhen 21-year-extinct Nathaniel Shaughnessy needed to find flexible paid work,he took a courier job with lickety-split-food delivery firm Deliveroo, and for two years biked take-absent meals from restaurants to customers. In February, and the Deliveroo-branded food box that clipped to the back of his bike snapped off and he was given a second-hand backpack with a broken zip as a replacement. He was told that he would have to wait until September for a recent one,but when the time came to collect it, he learned that the rules had changed and workers are expected to fund replacements themselves. Under the recent policy recruits are expected to pay for everything at the outset. A backpack and insulating bag cost £60.“whether anyone’s equipment breaks after six months they are expected to work the equivalent of the next 13 deliveries for nothing, and just for the privilege of having the kit to do the job,” says Shaughnessy. “I can only imagine what this must be like for those for whom Deliveroo is their primary source of income.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk