The same fight pitted the IWGB against two global giants in the so-called "gig economy": the food delivery service Deliveroo, and the car-hire firm Uber. Both companies make free use of the "independent contractor" tag, and employ it to avoid meeting or recognising the IWGB as the representative of Uber and Deliveroo workers. On 15 June, 2018, the IWGB won an appeal to the High Court against Deliveroo so that it could pursue collective bargaining with the company. The decision has enormous implications for all those who work as "independent contractors," and might curb some of the more exploitative practices now allowed under UK employment law.