Deliveroo France To Face Court Over 'undeclared Labour'
Umer Jamshaid Published September 21, 2021 | 09:30 AM
Paris, Sept 21 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Sep, 2021 ) :Takeaway food app Deliveroo and three former directors will appear in a Paris court on charges of "undeclared labour" next year, a source close to the cases said Monday.
Deliveroo France, an ex-managing director and two other former senior staff have been summoned to the Paris criminal court from March 8-16 to answer the charges dating back to 2015-2017 of "not declaring a large number of jobs", said the source.
The British group Deliveroo has enjoyed a dazzling international ride in a short space of time but faces questions over its sustainability, highlighted by a poor stock market debut in London this year.
French prosecutors suspected Deliveroo had "recourse to thousands of workers under a claimed independent status", the source added.
Deliveroo France issued a statement saying it had operated "in a totally transparent fashion" and "in strict respect of legal dispositions".
In London, Deliveroo's initial public offering in March was the biggest stock market launch for a decade, valuing the group at �7.6 billion ($10.4 billion), after the eight-year-old company enjoyed surging sales during coronavirus lockdowns.
But its share price tumbled on launch day by almost a third as investors questioned Deliveroo's treatment of its self-employed riders.
The company announced plans at the end of July to exit Spain after Madrid approved a labour law reform that recognises delivery riders as staff, meaning they must be provided with social benefits such as paid holidays and sick leave.
Deliveroo said "achieving a top-tier market position" in Spain "would require a disproportionate level of investment with highly uncertain long-term potential returns".
Its riders in the UK meanwhile recently lost a bid to join a British union as the UK Court of Appeal ruled that they are self-employed.
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