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Do you provide insurance and other employee benefits?
No they don't - they're awful
Or can your riders just such it up if they are injured while working for you for effective sub-minimum wage?
Exactly the pay ends up being about £7 an hour. They don't tell you how much a customer tips you and basically we worked out that they take money from our tips and our delivery bonus (£1 per drop). They're fuckers
Why would someone ride for you, and not deliveroo, uber, or any other copycat gig job?
Uber is much better
How do you ensure compliance with the right to work in the UK. Do you run CRB checks on your riders / drivers? Who pays for these?
They don't
How do you ensure that your riders are suitably capable of the physical exertion required for the job?
They don't...the model is hire lots of 18-20yr olds who are excited....whom all leave after a couple of months when they realise it's bs
What sophistry do you come up with to pretend that your riders are not employees?
Exactly, they release shifts every week for the next week. If you don't turn up or are ill they fine you£75. Freelance yeh right - more like weekly contracts