Date
24 March 2023

Tag

Active

Country
Netherlands Netherlands
Geographical scope
National
Type
  • Type

    Provision of insurance and social protection

    Legal
  • Type

    Employment contract

    Legal
  • Type

    Working conditions

    Legal
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Description

The Dutch Supreme Court ruled that delivery drivers for work services platform Deliveroo are employees and not self-employed.

The Supreme Court decision upholds a Court of Appeals ruling in 2021 which ruled that agreements between Deliveroo and its couriers qualify as employment contracts.


Additional metadata

Keywords
working conditions, employment status
Actors
Individual worker, Employee organisation, Government, Court
Sector
Transportation and storage

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2023), Dutch Supreme Court ruled Deliveroo couriers are employees, not self-employed (Court ruling), Record number 4405, Platform Economy Database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/platformeconomydb/dutch-supreme-court-ruled-deliveroo-couriers-are-employees-not-selfemployed-110154.