Food delivery companies face ‘tough new laws’ on illegal couriers

Rapid delivery courier moped

Businesses failing to carry out checks could face fines of up to £60,000 per worker and director disqualifications as part of the effort to ‘clamp down on illegal working’

Food delivery apps will soon be legally required to carry out checks on couriers to confirm they are eligible to work in the UK, the Home Office has announced, as part of “tough new laws to clamp down on illegal working”.

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