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15 June 2018updated 05 Oct 2023 8:16am

“I don’t even go to the toilet”: Deliveroo riders will fight to be recognised as workers

The High Court has given self-employed couriers the chance legally to challenge their status.

By Anoosh Chakelian

Sergio is a Deliveroo rider. He’s been working as a courier for the delivery app since the beginning of 2016, pretty much full-time – 11.30am-11pm, seven days a week, if he can get the hours.

If you’ve been to north London recently, you may have seen him whizz past you on his scooter. If you live there, you may even have opened your door to him, and received some delicious food.

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