Delivery by bike: in Spain, they are not autonomous | A fa …

The Spanish justice gave the reason to the government in front of the company Deliveroo, by a sentence recognizing that the more than 500 workers of the company of distribution are "false independent", after a long judicial struggle between the Social Security and the platforms digital distribution.

The decision, issued by a judge in Madrid, at the end of the trial of May 31, gave the reason to the labor inspection and social security who denounced the fact that the distributors of this company , known as runners, and that they usually distribute by bike, they are salaried and non-autonomous, as the company claims.

The sentence, which may be appealed to the Superior Court of Justice, follows the decision of another Spanish court which ruled in late June that runners are employees of the company. 39 and are not autonomous.

The Social Security Treasury asks Deliveroo to pay 1.2 million euros in late contributions.

In addition, the judgment considers "proven facts" that the delivery company has badessed the rejection of orders, at the time of distribution of the hours available to each distributor, while there was more than that. he thought necessary for this band. This contradicts one of the company's contentions that it does not penalize runners for rejecting orders.

The magistrate also considered as an indication that there was a working relationship whereby the distributors had to go to a point of reference to receive orders, that the company had given them a backpack with their mark, instructions on how to work and that, otherwise, They had vehicles (motorcycles or bicycles), an easy contact with the rental companies.

After hearing the sentence, Deliveroo announced that he would make an appeal, saying that "it did not reflect the way the runners were collaborating with the company". Officials are calling for a legal reform in Spain on the working model, which gives retailers "more security without compromising flexibility".