Spain says it plans to ban outdoor work during periods of extreme heat. Second Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz told reporters Wednesday that the government will modify legislation covering occupational …
The Labor Inspectorate tightens the siege on Glovo and the model of self-employed delivery drivers that the Catalan company established with the ‘rider’ law.
“The Labor Inspectorate is tightening its siege on Glovo with a new action on the Catalan company’s delivery staff, which is requesting documentation via email, according to Business Insider Spain. …
Uncertainty hits the ‘riders’ of the Just in Time subcontractor: from delivering for Uber Eats to fighting to get ahead
Uber Eats decided to bet on third-party companies after the entry into force of the rider law instead of directly hiring its distributors. One of those companies was Justo a Tiempo, which …
How Spain has taken on the problem of precarious work
Europe’s workers are famously well-protected by rights and regulations, but the continent’s dirty secret is that they don’t extend to everyone. Countries such as France, Spain, Italy and Portugal have …
New fine to Glovo for false self-employment and irregular work of migrants
Labor Inspectorate imposes a new penalty on the delivery company for a total of 56.7 million euros In September of last year, the first large fine for a delivery company for having …
Glovo challenges the Government with a new twist to job insecurity
The home delivery company Glovo has broken a couple of records, during 2022, although it may have been more successful in the negative and in attracting attention for its questionable …
Uber’s Spanish food delivery platform to pay severance to 4,400 riders
Uber’s food delivery platform in Spain has agreed in court to pay severance to 4,400 riders it had fired in 2021, local union UGT said on Tuesday. The riders lost …
Global perspectives on women, work, and digital labour platforms
“Over the last ten years, the rise of digital platform work has quickly become one of the most significant developments in the world of work. In many cities, it is …
Spain Is Serious About Stopping Bogus Self-Employment
Spain’s 2021 ‘Rider Law’ was a breakthrough in employment rights for delivery riders, but giants like Glovo have been all too willing to flout it – so they’ve been slapped …
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