Britain's Court of Appeal confirmed that riders for food delivery firm Deliveroo were self-employed, dismissing a union appeal against past judgments on their status.
Deliveroo said it was the fourth court judgment in Britain which had determined its riders were self-employed, after one by the Central Arbitration Committee and two at the High Court.
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) was refused permission in 2017 for collective bargaining rights for a group of Deliveroo riders on the basis that they were not workers under the terms of legislation on labour relations.
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