- Date
- 24 November 2023
- Country
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Netherlands
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Geographical scope
- National
- Type
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Description
The Dutch Supreme Court has ruled on 24 November 2023 that the activities of Deliveroo fall under the binding Collective Labour Agreement for Professional Goods Transport, and thus, are covered by the industry wide pension fund for professional road transport.
This decision follows two previous rulings by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal in December of 2021, which Deliveroo had appealed against, asking the Supreme Court to overturn the decisions.
The Supreme Court is of the opinion that the delivery of meals by bicycle falls under the description 'transport of goods by road', and that the vehicle used being a bike does not mean that this form of transport of goods is not covered.
The Supreme Court decision finalises the previous verdict of the Court of Appeal. As a result, Deliveroo must apply the Collective Labour Agreement on Professional Goods Transport retrospectively, starting in 2015 when Deliveroo started offering services in the Netherlands. Additionally, Deliveroo is required to pay contributions for its employees to the industry wide professional road transport pension fund.
- Keywords
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social protection,
working conditions
- Actors
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Platform,
Court
- Sector
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Transportation and storage
Sources