The British Supreme Court refuses to grant Deliveroo’s drivers as employees

On 21st November, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that Deliveroo delivery staff should be regarded as self-employed and not entitled to the benefits associated with a contracted employee. This status denies the right to be represented by a trade union to organise pay negotiations. The reason was that the delivery drivers do not have an employer-employee relationship with Deliveroo, as contracts include a substitution clause. “The contract between Deliveroo and the delivery drivers gives them unlim