Glovo to Transition Spanish Delivery Riders to Employee Status Following Legal Pressure
- Thousands of delivery drivers in Spain for Glovo will become full-time employees following the company's announcement on Monday to switch to an employment-based model.
- This decision was influenced by years of pressure from the Spanish government for labor contracts for app-based drivers.
- Glovo's move aims to avoid legal uncertainties and includes paying employee contributions for benefits such as sick leave.
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The CEO of Glovo, Oscar Pierre, has assured the Examining Court 31 of Barcelona that the company's decision to make employment contracts to its distributors, announced on Monday, is aimed at avoiding discussions in the courts and with the Labour Inspectorate, although it considers that its current model is legal, and has dissociated this announcement from its defence strategy as charged after a complaint by the Public Prosecutor's Office for a p…
Delivery app Glovo bends to Spain's Riders Law, will hire thousands of couriers
Glovo, a Spanish delivery app owned by Germany’s Delivery Hero, has bowed to pressure over labor rights in its home market. The company announced Monday it will hire around 15,000 riders — most of them are currently “self employed” according to Glovo. Per Reuters, the company also warned of a €100 million hit to earnings. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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The CEO of Glovo , Óscar Pierre , has declared this Tuesday in the courts of Barcelona as being investigated for an alleged crime against the rights of the workers . A statement that comes a day after the announcement of the company to hire its distributors that, according to the prosecution charge, which formalized the complaint against them, operate as false autonomous ones . For this reason, Pierre has denied to the judge that the decision is…
Food delivery company Glovo will offer permanent employment to its outsourced delivery drivers in Spain, the German company Delivery, which owns Glovo, has announced.
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Glovo is transitioning from an independent contractor model to employing couriers in Spain, a shift announced by majority stakeholder Delivery Hero. This change aims to resolve legal uncertainties and is expected to impact Glovo’s finances by around 100 million euros by 2025. Amid ongoing legal challenges and the enforcement of Spain’s “Rider Law,” Glovo anticipates reclassification decisions regarding its couriers’ employment status, contributi…
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