The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is challenging Deliveroo’s denial of collective bargaining rights in the Supreme Court.
“A victory would set a precedent for collective bargaining rights across the gig-economy, and it would pave the way for a future worker status claim (limb B) to ensure that Deliveroo couriers have both basic worker rights and flexibility.”, the union states on its website.
In recent times, Deliveroo announced a partnership deal with GMB union in which the company claimed it would negotiate over certain workers’ conditions. Though
Such a deal stands in contrast with Deliveroo’s stance that self-employed status prevents riders from any entitlement to collective bargaining rights.
IWGB is seeking the right to negotiate improvements to all aspects of couriers’ working life, in particular, pay, hours and holidays.
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