TRADE UNIONISTS hailed a “landmark” legal victory today against bogus self-employment after couriers for gig economy employer Hermes were deemed legally to be workers.
An employment tribunal in Leeds ruled that a group of 15 Hermes couriers were workers and were therefore entitled to receive the national minimum wage and holiday pay.
Employment judge Sarah-Jane Davies found that Hermes couriers were “appointed on terms determined by Hermes, essentially without negotiation.”
Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues ANDY MCDONALD MP
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC
TONY BURKE says an International Labour Conference next month will try for a new convention to protect often super-exploited workers providing services such as ride-hailing (taxis) such as Uber as well as fast food and package delivery