【英国】Deliveroo车手采取法律手段以期获集体谈判认可

Deliveroo riders take legal steps to gain union recognition

A group of Deliveroo riders in the UK are seeking legal action to be recognised as employees, not contractors.

Deliveroo, which provides a delivery service on behalf of thousands of restaurants across the country, classes its riders as self-employed "independent contractors", meaning they are not entitled to workers' rights including paid holiday and the right to the minimum wage.

The call follows the latest Uber ruling, which saw two of its workers classified as employees after arguing that they should be entitled to rights such as paid leave.

Billy Shannon, a rider who works for Deliveroo in Camden, North London, said riders receive £3.75 per delivery.

He says: "We don't get an hourly fee, so that means at times when there aren't that many deliveries and it is not that busy, we can be waiting for up to an hour for a delivery without getting paid a penny."

The BBC reports that they saw a letter to the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), on behalf of riders in North London, asking Deliveroo for recognition for the union to bargain on behalf of the group.

Collective bargaining laws in the UK apply to those classed as workers and employees, but not independent contractors.

The IWGB General Secretary, Dr Jason Moyer-Lee, says it was seeking a collective bargaining agreement to allow the union to negotiate pay and terms and conditions with Deliveroo managers.

He explains: "If Deliveroo ignores or rejects our request, then we will take them to tribunal and ask for a declaration that Deliveroo must engage in collective bargaining with us.

"To do this the tribunal will also have to decide that the Deliveroo drivers are workers and not independent contractors, which means they will also be entitled to paid holiday, minimum wage, and all the other rights associated with this employment status. 

英国的一批Deliveroo车手正在寻求法律支援，希望可以被认定为雇员，而不是承包商。

Deliveroo为全国数千家餐厅提供送餐服务，将其车手列为自营职业者"独立承包商"，这意味着他们无权享有包括带薪假期和最低工资权等雇员权利。

在这项行动之前，最新的Uber案件裁决中，有两名工人被认定为雇员并享有带薪休假等权利。

Billy Shannon，一名在伦敦北部卡姆登地区工作的车手，透露车手每次送餐的报酬仅为£3.75。

他说："我们没有小时工资，这就意味着当送餐任务不太多并且不太忙时，我们可能需要等待一个多小时才能等到一单送餐任务，而这期间是拿不到一毛钱报酬的。"

英国广播公司BBC报道，他们看到过一封写给英国北部的独立工人联盟IWGB的信件，内容是代表在伦敦北部的车手要求Deliveroo认可由工会代表集体谈判。

英国的集体谈判法适用于那些被列为工人和雇员的人，但不适用于独立承包商。

IWGB总书记Jason Moyer-Lee博士表示，正在寻求集体谈判协议，以允许工会与Deliveroo管理层谈判薪酬、条款与条件。

他进一步解释说："如果Deliveroo无视或拒绝我们的要求，那我们将把他们告上法庭，要求Deliveroo必须与我们进行集体谈判。

"为了达成这一点，法庭还必须同时判定，Deliveroo车手是雇员而不是独立承包商，这意味着他们也将享有带薪假期，最低工资以及与其雇佣状况相关的所有其他权利。"

（翻译：毛毓郁）

信息来源：

https://www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2016-11-08-deliveroo-riders-take-legal-steps-to-gain-union-recognition