questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the application of client duties by food delivery platforms who contract (a) self-employed riders and (b) self-employed riders who use (i) modified and (ii) potentially unsafe e-bikes.
answerText: Health and safety law provides comprehensive protection to all workers. Gig economy workers should be treated no differently to other workers, irrespective of their employment contract. An employer must assess the risks created by the work activity and pu...
heading: Delivery Services: Health and Safety