Date
19 April 2022

Tag

Active

Country
France France
Geographical scope
National
Type
  • Type

    Employment contract

    Legal

Description

On 19 April 2022 Deliveroo was found guilty of concealing and underreporting employment of workers. The company was given the maximum fine of €375,000 and has been ordered to pay each of the trade union's plaintiffs €50,000 in damages. Further penalties were given to two former General Managers, including a €30,000 fine each, a 12-month suspended prison sentence and five year suspension from running a business. Deliveroo has been ordered to declare this court case and the details of the case on its website for one month. This is the first criminal trial to impact the gig economy in France; previous rulings from the Court of Cassation have reclassified platform work as having a standard employment relationship.

Julie Ferrua, National Secretary of the Solidaires Trade Union Federation, has stated this as a positive step for delivery riders working for platforms as it is further confirmation that platform-based work requires an employment contract with standard terms and conditions. Delveroo has announced it is considering plans to appeal and does not agree with the ruling, stating that the ruling has been taken without considering changes to Deliveroo's operating model.


Updates (1)

The following recent changes to this court ruling have been recorded.

13 June 2024

After Deliveroo had initially appealed the court decision, it now withdrew from the appeal trial. As a result, the initial fine of €375,000 decided upon by the court has become final and must be paid by Deliveroo. The platform has expected the decision by withdrawing from the trial.

Additional metadata

Keywords
platform characteristics and business model, employment status, regulatory changes
Actors
Platform, Employee organisation, Court
Sector
Transportation and storage

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2022), Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris fines Deliveroo €375,000 for undocumented concealed employment (Court ruling), Record number 4266, Platform Economy Database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/platformeconomydb/tribunal-judiciaire-de-paris-fines-deliveroo-375000-for-undocumented-concealed-employment-110029.