Public prosecutor accuses Glovo of continuing to infringe workers' rights
Delivery company forcing riders to become self-employed, legal brief argues
Barcelona's public prosecutor has filed a report against the president of delivery company Glovo for continuing to force the company's riders to become self-employed.
In a legal brief seen by the Catalan News Agency (ACN), the prosecutor recalls various judgments against the company that found that this type of employment relationship was fraudulent, mainly the judgment from the Supreme Court that obliged the business to hire the delivery riders as company staff.
The public prosecutor's office accuses the company of continuing to maintain employment arrangements that constitute a crime against workers' rights.
In the written statement, the prosecutor's office considers it "unquestionable" that the Glovo workers have continued to carry out delivery tasks "under the same conditions" as before the judgments, "without their status as employees being recognized."
Riders do not manage their own work, the brief argues, given that Glovo "directs and organizes their daily tasks through the compulsory use of the digital platform, where the manner and price of product collection and delivery service is determined."