THE Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) applied today for a judicial review of a decision that Deliveroo couriers are not classified as workers.

In November, the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) ruled that the company’s couriers are not workers and therefore are not entitled to collective bargaining rights, holiday pay or the minimum wage.

The CAC stated that it considered the substitution clause within Deliveroo’s rider contract, which granted couriers the right to find a substitute person to do their deliveries, to be genuine, meaning couriers were formally independent contractors.