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28 million people are employed in the platform sector in Europe, including more than a million in Spain.
COMPANIES
Glovo will allow their autonomous drivers to sublet their account to 10 more people, making rented accounts legalised on a large scale.
Uber experienced a 38% increase in demand for corporate delivery services in the last 2 years.
Glovo announced 100 job cuts in the supermarket division (10% of the total workforce). Result of streamlining their operations.
WORKERS
Sindicato Libre de Transporte (SLT) union accused Vecttor of breaching the collective agreement. Non-payment for night work and overtime and inadequate time recording are among the problems.
Delivery workers were urged to strike on Cyber Monday, the day of discounts, to demand better pay.
Regulation
The Labour Inspectorate is monitoring home delivery companies Glovo and Uber Eats after discovering that their delivery drivers were hiring foreigners without permission to make deliveries on their behalf, in exchange for a percentage of what they earn.
REMARKABLE COURT CASES
Jul 2023: The Social Court of Barcelona upholds the claim against Clintu, recognising 500 workers as workers.
Jul 2023: The Social Court sentences Glovo to pay social security arrears for 280 drivers.
Jan 2024: The Social Court of Madrid condemns Amazon for hiring 3,688 delivery workers as false self-employed workers.
Feb 2024: The Barcelona Social Court orders Stuart to pay 237,000 euros to the General Social Security Fund for the contributions of 108 delivery workers.
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