Deliveroo reported total revenue of £1.97 billion, up 14 per cent on 2021, according to the group’s annual results

Apps for booking taxis or delivering food are great most of the time, but when they go wrong, they go very wrong. That’s why more and more of us are bypassing them to get to our favourite retailers directly

Company wrote to government minister arguing against new EU plans

The company, whose app connects freelance workers with businesses, is set to triple its revenues in the first half of this year

Research by Trinity Business School has found that professional contractors tend to work on projects that create new employment over time, and bring huge value to companies and to the wider economy

The lack of action has been met with disappointment by workers’ representatives and politicians

John Ryan learned a lot about leadership as an army officer. Back in civilian life he pursued an MBA from UCD, which led to him founding Gigable, an app that connects businesses with freelance workers

Bobby Healy says bicycle deliveries jobs lead to a high number of accidents and are ‘not good for the person doing it’

Gig economy platforms like Deliveroo and Uber have warded off threats to their business model so far, but a landmark ruling in Britain means that could be about to change