Just for accuracy, they were actually recognised as "workers"[0], which is a different formal employment status to "employees"[1] and doesn't confer the full se

Just for accuracy, they were actually recognised as "workers"[0], which is a different formal employment status to "employees"[1] and doesn't confer the full set of employment rights in law. Worker status does come with the rights to minimum wages, breaks and holiday pay, though, so it's still a reasonable concern that if/when Deliveroo riders are granted the same status it will increase the company's operating costs considerably. [0] https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/worker https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/worker [1] https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/employee https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/employee