Leaked document shows how gig economy companies avoid the term ‘employee’

When is a worker not a worker? When they’re an “independent supplier,” says UK takeout service Deliveroo. This is according to the company’s vocab “crib-sheet,” which features a six-page list of do’s and don’ts, guiding staff on how to talk about the business.
The internal document was seen by a number of publications, and makes for some awkward reading. It says bicycle couriers who work for Deliveroo are never to be referred to as workers, employe