Italian prosecutors today told the delivery platforms, including Uber Eats, their delivery workers are company employees (employees) rather than independent workers, and the employment of those who violate labor safety regulations fined 733 million euros.
AFP reported that the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office issued a statement that Uber Eats (Uber Eats), Glovo, Just Eat and household delivery (Deliveroo) and other meal delivery platforms, must work for more than 60,000 delivery workers between 2017 and 2020, to provide a fixed salary non-permanent contract.
Francesco Greco, Milan’s attorney general, said, “We can no longer treat delivery workers as slaves; it’s Time to treat them as citizens who need legal protection.”
The prosecution noted that the four companies should also retroactively pay Social Security and insurance costs. Although the prosecution did not specify the amount, the account should not be less than hundreds of millions of euros.
In addition, the prosecution stipulated that the delivery platform companies should also provide adequate clothing for delivery workers, including helmets, gloves, reflective undershirts and masks to prevent the new coronavirus, and should also provide the companies with bicycles.
The prosecution also asked the companies to pay a total of about 733 million euros (about $900 million) in fines related to labor safety, and the amount may increase if there are other violations.
Italian prosecutors gave the industry 90 days to implement the relevant norms.
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