The rise of courier firms & how they are failing their workers

The new wave of couriers firms are hard to miss - sometimes literally, as bicycles and mopeds weave hurriedly around our streets - but they’ve also garnered a stream of media attention, which is not always positive.

Deliveroo have faced scrutiny over a contract imbroglio that would have reduced riders’ earnings to less than minimum wage - as well as facing off unionisation by a group of their riders.