Deliveroo's contracts prevent access to employment tribunals

Deliveroo’s contracts prevent their deliverers from taking the company to court, disallowing them to be recognised as staff of the firm.

A clause in the Deliveroo supplier contracts says employees cannot take the firm to an employment tribunal, and if they do, they must cover the costs.

The company uses self-employed workers to deliver food from restaurants via bicycle. Deliverers receive £7 an hour plus extra for each delivery, provide their own transport and cover their own National Insurance fees.

In Deliveroo’s contract with suppliers, one clause reads: “You further warrant that neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf will present any claim in the employment tribunal or any civil court in which it is contended that you are either an employee or a worker.”