Deliveroo face MP investigation over employment practices

Deliveroo have found themselves under the cosh as of late. Last week, a union was given the green light for a high court challenge over the delivery firm’s use of self-employment contracts and now the gig economy employer’s hiring conditions are set to face scrutiny too – The Guardian reports.

Frank Field MP, Chairman of the work and pensions committee, will gather evidence over what type of conditions workers are recruited into as well as their pay and conditions at the firm.

This confirmation comes mere days after The Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) won full judicial review of a ruling which previously found that Deliveroo drivers were independent contractors.

Field will look at the conditions riders and drivers at Hermes, Uber, DPD and Parcelforce endure. His study will also look at riders who work for Deliveroo. Furthermore, he blasted these employers for using ‘bogus self-employment’.