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In my opinion a business which couldn't survive following their legal protections for worker rights shouldn't survive. We wouldn't accept this in any other industry, and delivery should be the same. Making sure people get minimum wage isn't so much to ask is it?
While you luckily have the ability to walk away if you decide the terms aren't to your liking, many unfortunately don't.Ha, factual is probably wrong word when it comes to legal concerns, I'll take that back. Everything explain worker status seems like a tick list for deliveroo riders, but I could be biased.
You are currently classed as a self-employed contractor with no rights, the original tribunal was lost after deliveroo changed contracts to allow riders to substitute another rider to do your delivery for you (are you told this, is it possible in practice? genuinely interested)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/14/deliveroo-couriers-minimum-wage-holiday-pay
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are you told this, is it possible in practice? genuinely interested
Yes and yes.
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Making sure people get minimum wage isn't so much to ask is it?
Yes.
I am paid a piece rate. This lets me earn upwards of £20 phr on occasion.
I don't want that rate cut to pay for people to sit on a bench at 4pm. Neither do Deliveroo because they know they'll lose their most productive riders.
I don't want you to sink the business because it's 'the right thing to do' according to your ideology.
Other individuals will feel differently.
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Sorry to hear about the unpaid earnings. That's always very sad. And thanks for explaining the IWGB's goals: their page doesn't (instead it uses emotive language to shame Deliveroo for asking people to do 'banal' work, outside, in weather).
I am wary of unintended consequences. Campaigners can mean well and still ruin hard-working people's income or send this business under.
So there has been a ruling on this? We are casual workers no?