Deliveroo is closing in Spain. This has been communicated by the British delivery platform to its workers, according to internal company sources. The company will cease operations throughout the country, citing difficulties for the viability of the business in Spain.
The company has not announced the official closure, as for the moment what has been done is an internal communication in which an ERE has been proposed to all workers in Spain.
Deliveroo cierra en España y empezará a negociar con los sindicatos “A partir de septiembre empezará
n las negociaciones con los sindicatos”, explica uno de los trabajadores afectados de Deliveroo.
A works council will conduct the negotiation to establish the terms and conditions of the severance payments, but the decision has already been taken, the same sources explain.
The closure of Deliveroo in Spain comes at a time when the approved 'Rider Law', which obliges companies such as Glovo or Deliveroo itself to hire their own self-employed delivery drivers, is coming into force.
The announcement of the closure will affect the hundreds of Deliveroo workers in Spain, as well as the self-employed riders who collaborate with the company. The company intends to cease all activity, but first it must reach an agreement with the workers themselves to formalise the details of the dismissal.
Deliveroo opera en 12 mercados en todo el mundo, pero España representaba menos del 2% de las transacciones de la firma en el primer semestre del año. En el comunicado interno, Deliveroo explica que España requeriría de un nivel de inversión “muy elevado” para un rendimiento potencial “muy incierto”.
