Date
22 January 2021

Tag

Active

Country
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Geographical scope
National
Type
  • Type

    Industrial action

    Voluntary
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Description

In August 2016, the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) assisted a group of Deliveroo riders during their six days of strike action and protests against changes to pay (announced reduction of the hourly pay during quieter periods for some of the riders) in the United Kingdom. The dispute, which was also supported by the government, was resolved largely in the workers’ favour.

Similar strike action took place in early 2019, demanding, amongst others, a minimum pay for each delivery, paid waiting times and a minimum notice period for contract termination(see further information).

Further reading:  * Deliveroo courier strike: Employers cannot 'simply opt out of the National Living Wage', says Government


Additional metadata

Keywords
representation, industrial relations, social dialogue, industrial action, income
Actors
Individual worker, Employee organisation
Sector
Transportation and storage

Citation

Eurofound (2021), Deliveroo strike United Kingdom (Initiative), Record number 3038, Platform Economy Database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/platformeconomydb/deliveroo-strike-united-kingdom-103097.