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In a ruling<\/a> of February 16, 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that Deliveroo’s meal delivery drivers are not self-employed but have an employment contract. <\/p>\n\n

In 2018, Deliveroo decided not to extend the employment contracts with\ndelivery drivers. All delivery drivers had to become self-employed. The FNV stood up for<\/x>them and already started legal proceedings in 2018. The FNV was then proven right,\nbut Deliveroo appealed. <\/p>\n\n

The Court of Appeal was of the opinion that Deliveroo has an employment contract\nwith the delivery drivers because there is an authority relationship. The<\/x>system used by Deliveroo allows the delivery drivers to be monitored, and they<\/x>have little freedom in performing their work. After receiving an order<\/x>to deliver a meal, they must do so within 30 minutes. The<\/x>amount of the hourly wage also plays a role. With a wage of EUR 11 to EUR 13 per hour,\ndelivery drivers have too few opportunities to make provisions for illness\nor unemployment. <\/p>\n\n

All delivery drivers can now claim an employment contract, which means that all hours (including waiting times at restaurants) are paid according to the collective labor agreement for professional freight transport. The salary is also paid during illness. Moreover, this applies retroactively. Because wages can be claimed up to 5 years back, this will be an expensive joke for Deliveroo. <\/p>\n\n

Uber Eats also works with self-employment agreements. We already see the next lawsuit coming…. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a ruling of February 16, 2021, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that Deliveroo’s meal delivery drivers are not self-employed but have an employment contract. In 2018, Deliveroo decided not to extend the employment contracts with delivery drivers. All delivery drivers had to become self-employed. 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