A French court of appeal on Friday found meal delivery giant Deliveroo PLC guilty of ‘undeclared work’ for classifying a courier as an independent contractor instead of an employee.
It was the latest European court ruling against the British company.
Countries are increasingly upholding the rights of ‘gig economy’ workers, saying they should benefit from labour law protection for employees as well as social security contributions.
However, several other riders have seen their demands to be qualified as contractual employees rejected by courts and Deliveroo says it has updated its contracts to respect French labour laws.
Shares in Deliveroo were down 0.1% at 97.38 pence in London on Friday.
source: AFP
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