Uber Eats takeaway delivery cycle courier cycling through crowds on the pavement in Chinatown on 6th May 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Just Eat acts as an intermediary between independent takeaway food outlets and customers, with thousands of cycle couriers delivering food by bicycle and other forms of transport. Gig workers are independent contractors, online platform workers, contract firm workers, on-call workers and temporary workers. Gig workers enter into formal agreements with on-demand companies to provide services to the company’s clients.