Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Italy: Deliveroo’s long-used algorithm was discriminatory and hindered the right to strike, rules Bologna tribunal Italy: Deliveroo’s long-used algorithm was discriminatory and hindered the right to strike, rules Bologna tribunal In a ground-breaking ruling passed on 31 December, the employment section of a tribunal in Bologna has judged that an algorithm used by food delivery platform Deliveroo was discriminatory. According to the ruling, which comes after a complaint brought by three affiliate unions of the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour), Deliveroo’s self-service booking system, which was used by riders to reserve time slots to work and gave priority to the top-rated riders, was “blind” as it did not take into account the reasons for rider absence and as a result penalised those who, for example, took part in strike action. Deliveroo has been ordered to pay €50,000 of damages to the unions. Through . Published on 08 January 2021 à 13h03 - Update on 08 January 2021 à 13h03 Resources How the algorithm worked. The algorithm that was used by Deliveroo until 2 November 2020, less than two months before the tribunal’s ruling, gave priority to the best-rated riders when they made their weekly reservations of time slots in which to work. Riders were rated on the basis of two criteria: reliability – how often they would connect within 15 minutes of the start of the reserved time slot –… This article is for subscribers only Already have an account? Log in You are not registered yet ? Sign up for a free trialfree for 15 days Online services : studies, analyses, databases and much more Daily Briefing : latest news digest Weekly letters Last name First name Email address Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messagePhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? Planet Labor updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
