More than 1,600 drivers working for ride-hailing app Bolt are seeking compensation “after years of being denied holiday pay and the National Living Wage”, on the basis they have been wrongly classified as self-employed.
Brought on behalf of drivers by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and law firm Leigh Day, the legal action will argue that Bolt drivers should be classified as workers rather than self-employed, which would entitle them to basic rights such as guaranteed minimum earnings, holiday pay and protection from discrimination.
Founded in 2013, Estonian-based Bolt has approximately 65,000 drivers working for the firm across 14 cities in the UK and was valued at $8.4bn earlier this year.
Bolt driver and lead claimant in the case, Amadou Diallo, said while he values flexible working because it, in theory at least, gives him time to be with family and have more control over his life day-to-day, the flexibility means nothing without rights.
“With pay often below minimum wage in real terms, and with a lack of holiday pay, I am forced to work long hours every single day, not leaving me enough time to see my children and live my life,” he said.
“It seems obvious to me that I should be entitled to basic rights and protections. I am not in control of the rides that come to me, I cannot promote myself, seek more work or set my own fees. All...
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