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.”