Meal delivery company Deliveroo says it will appeal to the supreme court against a lower court ruling which said its delivery workers should be considered employees. The appeal court judges ruled in favour of trade union FNV which claims that delivery workers are pseudo-freelancers and should be paid in line with the official pay and conditions agreement for the sector.
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