Social security demands a total of 410,587 euros in contributions from Glovo for unpaid contributions in three years from 168 delivery drivers, on the understanding that they are bogus self-employed.
This Monday, the first macro trial against Glovo in Gipuzkoa starts in the San Sebastián Palace of Justice, in which the social security demands a total of 410,587 euros in contributions for the unpaid fees of 168 delivery drivers or ‘riders’ for three years.
The amount required by Social Security covers the period between October 2018 and December 2020, before the entry into force of the Riders Act.
In addition to the company, the 168 delivery drivers from whom payment is being claimed, who will be represented by the LAB trade union, will also be summoned to the hearing.
This is the first trial of this type in Gipuzkoa, but there have been others in Bizkaia and Navarra. About 300 delivery drivers won the lawsuit in Bilbao, in a ruling that forced the company to hire them as employees. Another ruling by the Social Court No. 1 of Pamplona concluded that there was an employment relationship between the 206 delivery workers from Navarre and the company, and required that they be hired. However, workers report that their working conditions have not improved.
The Gipuzkoa lawsuit comes a week after the company announced it would change its bogus self-employment model and hire delivery drivers.
The founder and CEO of Glovo, Oscar Pierre, assured last week in another lawsuit against Glovo in Barcelona that the company’s decision to conclude employment contracts for its delivery drivers is intended to “avoid discussions in court and with the Labor Inspectorate”.
Source: EITB
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