Like thousands of workers, Faycal Ariouat was plunged into precarious employment by the coronavirus pandemic. “I was an assistant manager at Starbuc

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Like thousands of workers, Faycal Ariouat was plunged into precarious employment by the coronavirus pandemic. “I was an assistant manager at Starbucks, but when the pandemic started I joined Deliveroo,” the 52-year-old tells me. “Delivery jobs were the only ones going.”

Faycal struggled to find work. Deliveroo doesn’t cap the number of riders on its platform, and laid-off hospitality workers were joining the company in droves, resulting in riders being paid as little as £2 an hour . 

“I live in Angel, which is a very busy food area,” he explains. “I thought it would be easier for me to get jobs but it wasn’t. There were so many people on the app.” 

Novara Media asked Deliveroo how it ensures riders receive enough work, given it pays them by delivery, but didn’t receive an answer.

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