The Spanish Ministry of Labor recently discovered that takeaway platforms such as Glovo have not complied with the “Mounting Method” revised last year and are still using a large number of “individual households” riders. The Ministry of Labor said: It will take “decisive” measures for the takeaway platforms that have not signed a labor security contract with takeaway riders and insist on using the false “individual households” rider. At the same time, it is warned that if necessary, the online company agency that will continue to violate the law will “bear responsibility.” Employment and Social and Economic Secretary Huajin Perez Rey warned: “Some companies seeking competitive advantages in violation of legal restrictions, which is unacceptable.
Takeaway platforms have developed in China for nearly 10 years, but it is still a emerging product in Europe. At first, the outbound rider cooperated as an individual household and the takeaway platform. There was no employment relationship. While the platform was drawn high commissions, it would not provide the rider with labor protection such as social security and medical insurance. The Spanish Government Ministry discovered this serious labor exploitation, and was revised in May 2021 to revise the “Mounting Method”. The “Mounting Method” stipulates that the distribution, transportation of products, and packaging of digital platforms should be characterized as labor employment relationships. Digital platforms must pay salary for riders and provide labor protection.
The launch of this regulation also caused a fierce reaction of the takeaway platform, such as the British platform Deliveroo has withdrawn from the Spanish market. Other platforms such as Uber Eats and Glovo said they will support the promotion of the regulations, but in fact, they still use “individual households” riders. Protecting the rider’s rights and interests is still long -term.
Post time: Aug-16-2022