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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rob Davies

Amazon to settle dispute with delivery drivers over claims worth potential £140m

Amazon delivery van driving on the road
Amazon settled the dispute alongside delivery service partners, the independent businesses that provide the drivers. Photograph: PBWPIX/Alamy

Amazon is to settle a group claim from delivery drivers that it deprived them of thousands of pounds, the Guardian has learned, ending a suit that lawyers had said could cost the company £140m.

Drivers who deliver for the internet marketplace through its “delivery service partners” (DSPs) are classed as self-employed, meaning they are not entitled to benefits such as holiday pay and the minimum wage, while they also do not have an employment contract.

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