Workers' Rights - Sprinting To The Finish Line

Following in the trail of the decision that Uber drivers were workers and were entitled to be paid the National Minimum Wage it is no surprise that an employment tribunal reached a similar conclusion in a case brought by a cycle courier claiming that she was entitled to holiday pay.

Ms Dewhurst was a cycle courier for CitySprint, which engages 3,200 self-employed couriers in Great Britain. She worked around 4 days per week in London, carrying out a series of courier jobs, wearing CitySprint uniform. Her contract stated that she was a self-employed contractor. However, CitySprint:

• allocates courier jobs via a centralised tracking system; and controllers and couriers remain in contact via radio and mobile phones, once the courier logs on to the tracking system.