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

Exclusive: UK lawyers said in tribunal self-employed drivers owed because retailer dictated their working conditions

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. In 2021 the law firm Leigh Day brought a claim against Amazon and its DSPs arguing that at least 3,000 drivers were entitled to an average of £10,500 in compensation for each year they had worked for the online retailer.

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