Platform work across Europe
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The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB)
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) represents mainly low paid migrant workers, such as outsourced cleaners and security guards, and platform workers. IWGB was founded in August of 2012, and its branches undertake attractive campaigns for better pay and conditions. IWGB has taken to court several platform operators on a range of employment […]
UK : Court of Appeal in England and Wales rejects Deliveroo delivery worker’s claim for reclassification as a worker
Britain’s Court of Appeal confirmed on Thursday that riders for food delivery firm Deliveroo were self-employed, dismissing a union appeal against past judgments on their status. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) had applied to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to be recognised by Deliveroo for collective bargaining in respect of a group […]
Union-Indépendants demands Uber Eats and Deliveroo stop “abusive” app deactivations
Union-Indépendants, the section of the CFDT union which represents food delivery couriers, sent a formal notice to Uber Eats and Deliveroo on 11 May 2026, regarding the “abusive” disconnection of riders accounts on the platform. Union-Indépendants have a team supporting riders affected by account deactivation and more than 2,800 workers have received support through this […]
Italian judiciary takes partial control of Glovo and Deliveroo
The Italian judiciary’s bid to clean-up the Italian food delivery industry expanded in March 2026 to include Deliveroo. Just weeks after Milan public prosecutors took partial judicial control over Glovo to end alleged illegal labour practices at the company, the same prosecutors were authorised by a judge to do the same at its largest competitor, […]
The Paris Court of Appeal condemns Deliveroo for concealed work
On July 6th 2022, the Deliveroo platform, which had so far obtained two favourable rulings in second instance (in 2017 and in 2021), was for the first time condemned for “concealed work” by the Paris Court of Appeal, which confirmed the requalification of a courier’s service provision contract as an employment contract. The judges also […]
France : The criminal court of Paris fines Deliveroo 375,000 euros for concealed work
On Tuesday 19 April, the Paris criminal court fined Deliveroo France 375,000 euros and gave two former managers of the platform a suspended sentence of twelve months in prison for concealed work. The fine and the sentence are in line with the requisitions of the prosecutor and the civil parties (more than 100 Deliveroo riders). […]
Court of Bologna reclassifies Deliveroo rider as employee
On 25 February, the Labour Court of Bologna ruled that Stefano Mancuso (rider for Deliveroo and, later, Just Eat) is an employee of Deliveroo. The rider decided to go to Court when his account was deactivated after he refused to sign the Assodelivery-UGL agreement (that was later declared illegal by the Court of Bologna). The […]
Italy : Reclassification of Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat riders
Following a secret inquiry, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office has established that the employment relationship of riders working for different digital platforms (Foodinho, Glovo, UberEats, JustEat and Deliveroo) cannot be considered as occasional independent work, but must be reclassified as hetero-organized collaboration. The Court gave the companies 90 days to hire 60,000 workers. In case […]
Italy : The Court of Bologna condemns Deliveroo’s algorithm for discrimination
On 31 December 2020, the Court of Bologna ruled in favour of the complaint brought by CGIL’s Bologna sections of FILCAMS, NIDIL and FILT. According to the complaint, Deliveroo’s algorithm, called Frank, discriminated workers and restricted their access to working slots following absences for strike, or for health or care reasons. The judge ruled completely […]