A tribunal will determine the employment status of Deliveroo riders in another ruling that affects the rights of workers employed in the so-called gig economy.

The Central Arbitration Committee will investigate whether Deliveroo couriers are workers or independent contractors at the end of May following a bid to unionise in London.

If the tribunal rules Deliveroo's riders are in fact workers, the company could be forced to give them statutory benefits including sick pay, national minimum wage and paid holiday.

The case is being brought by the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain, which claims Deliveroo "bogusly" labels its riders as independent contractors. The group is looking to represent Deliveroo riders as a statutory union.