Stuart Delivery Ltd v Augustine [2019]

This case involved a claimant who had signed up as a courier through a mobile app to work for the respondent company.  This app allowed couriers to take on ‘ad hoc’ deliveries as well as ‘slot’ deliveries when they were committed to being in a particular zone at a particular time.   The slot system was used by the company to ensure that it had a guaranteed pool of couriers when there was high demand.   In terms of the slot work, there was a release notification that could be sent by the individual which would allow other couriers to accept the work on a first come, first served basis.   However, this was contingent upon another courier accepting the work