Delivery big Just Eat has introduced it’s to axe 1,700 jobs because it ceases to make use of its supply riders and drivers.
Instead it’s going to use gig financial system staff to ship meals within the UK, versus the hybrid system of staff and self-employed staff, regardless of sturdy feedback by the chief govt in opposition to the gig financial system.
An additional 170 folks working in Just Eat’s operational division are additionally impacted.
Delivery staff have been given six weeks discover with pay and it’s understood workplace employees will start a means of redundancy and could also be moved to different components of the enterprise.
While the corporate couldn’t present Sky News with the variety of supply riders and drivers it makes use of within the UK, it is did say staff have been solely a small a part of general supply operations and solely operated in sure components of six UK cities.
The employment mannequin was rolled out in of London in December 2020 and Just Eat grew to become the primary meals supply aggregator within the UK to make use of supply folks.
Company chief govt Jitse Groen mentioned in February 2021 that the gig financial system “has led to precarious working conditions across Europe, the worst seen in a hundred years”.
“The gig economy comes at the expense of society and workers themselves,” he wrote within the Financial Times whereas itemizing firm plans to make use of supply staff.
Just Eat Takeaway.com mentioned the worker mannequin will proceed in Europe.
However supply riders and drivers will not be employed in all the firm’s European markets. None are employed in Slovakia and Ireland.
The job cuts come after the corporate noticed a 9% droop in buyer numbers final yr as diners returned to pubs and eating places.
“Just Eat UK is reorganising and simplifying its delivery operation as part of the ongoing goal of improving efficiency,” a spokesperson mentioned.
“There will be no impact to the service provided to partners and customers.”
Just Eat Takeaway.com is the biggest meals on-line ordering and supply service in Europe. It had been the biggest outdoors China after the acquisition of Grubhub in June 2020 however has since offered components of the enterprise.
Source: information.sky.com”