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Italian judiciary takes partial control of Glovo and Deliveroo
The Italian judiciary’s bid to clean-up the Italian food delivery industry expanded in March 2026 to include Deliveroo. Just weeks after Milan public prosecutors took partial judicial control over Glovo to end alleged illegal labour practices at the company, the same prosecutors were authorised by a judge to do the same at its largest competitor, […]
Court of Bologna reclassifies Deliveroo rider as employee
On 25 February, the Labour Court of Bologna ruled that Stefano Mancuso (rider for Deliveroo and, later, Just Eat) is an employee of Deliveroo. The rider decided to go to Court when his account was deactivated after he refused to sign the Assodelivery-UGL agreement (that was later declared illegal by the Court of Bologna). The […]
The Paris Court of Appeal condemns Deliveroo for concealed work
On July 6th 2022, the Deliveroo platform, which had so far obtained two favourable rulings in second instance (in 2017 and in 2021), was for the first time condemned for “concealed work” by the Paris Court of Appeal, which confirmed the requalification of a courier’s service provision contract as an employment contract. The judges also […]
France : The criminal court of Paris fines Deliveroo 375,000 euros for concealed work
On Tuesday 19 April, the Paris criminal court fined Deliveroo France 375,000 euros and gave two former managers of the platform a suspended sentence of twelve months in prison for concealed work. The fine and the sentence are in line with the requisitions of the prosecutor and the civil parties (more than 100 Deliveroo riders). […]
UK : Court of Appeal in England and Wales rejects Deliveroo delivery worker’s claim for reclassification as a worker
Britain’s Court of Appeal confirmed on Thursday that riders for food delivery firm Deliveroo were self-employed, dismissing a union appeal against past judgments on their status. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) had applied to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to be recognised by Deliveroo for collective bargaining in respect of a group […]
Italy : The Court of Bologna condemns Deliveroo’s algorithm for discrimination
On 31 December 2020, the Court of Bologna ruled in favour of the complaint brought by CGIL’s Bologna sections of FILCAMS, NIDIL and FILT. According to the complaint, Deliveroo’s algorithm, called Frank, discriminated workers and restricted their access to working slots following absences for strike, or for health or care reasons. The judge ruled completely […]
Spain : The high Court of Justice of Aragon confirms 57 Deliveroo riders are workers
The High Court of Justice of Aragon dismissed Deliveroo’s appeal against a ruling by a Saragoza Court of 27 April 2020 and confirmed that 57 riders who worked through Deliveroo over the period between February and November 2017 were workers (“trabajadores por cuenta ajena”). The ruling followed criteria established by the Supreme Court. Among the […]
Italy : Reclassification of Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat riders
Following a secret inquiry, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office has established that the employment relationship of riders working for different digital platforms (Foodinho, Glovo, UberEats, JustEat and Deliveroo) cannot be considered as occasional independent work, but must be reclassified as hetero-organized collaboration. The Court gave the companies 90 days to hire 60,000 workers. In case […]
Requalification de livreurs Uber Eats, Deliveroo et Just Eat
À la suite d’une enquête secrète, le parquet de Milan a établi que la relation de travail des coureurs travaillant pour différentes plateformes numériques (Foodinho, Glovo, UberEats, JustEat et Deliveroo) ne peut être considérée comme un travail indépendant occasionnel, mais doit être requalifiée en collaboration hétéro-organisée. La Cour a donné 90 jours aux entreprises pour […]