The recent announcement comes in the wake of notable exits in the food delivery sector, with Deliveroo ceasing operations in 2022 and Foodora bowing out in 2018. Despite the overall expansion of the food delivery market, these closures highlight underlying challenges within the industry.

Within the gig economy, workers continue to face significant hurdles. They often endure pay rates that fall below the minimum wage, lack access to essential benefits like sick leave and superannuation, and operate under intense pressure. This pressure to quickly complete jobs is driven by the fear of deactivation, which underscores the precarious nature of their livelihood.

“In the gig economy, workers are still languishing with below-minimum wage rates, no sick leave or superannuation and deadly pressure to rush to make a living and avoid being deactivated.”