Lieferando quits more than 1,000 employees - what happens now?
Lieferando quits more than 1,000 employees - what happens now?
In the shadow of political debates and economic turbulence, Lieferando is facing a crucial turn: By the end of July 2025, around 1,000 employees will be terminated: The standard reports. This radical measure primarily affects the food deliverers: inside, which have so far been the only one in decent employment relationships. While the VIDA union insists on the protection of these employees, numerous votes demand a quick change in the law to secure the rights of platform workers in the country. Because Austria also has to face the challenges of the platform economy, in which internationally acting tech giants operate more and more private risk and uncertain working conditions.
EU guidelines and the fight against exploitation
In parallel to the developments at Lieferando, the EU recently passed a new guideline that aims to improve the working conditions of platform workers. This legal announcement, which was finalized on April 24, 2024, represents an important innovation. In particular, the legal presumption of an employment relationship should be introduced. A platform must demonstrate that it is not dependent on the protection of employees: to ensure inside, information is informed on AWBlog.at. However, despite these progress, there is a lot to do at the national level in order to actually secure the rights of platform workers in Austria and to close the loopholes for companies that shy away from responsibility.The example of the delivery fund employees: Inside, illustrates how precarious the situation is for many employees in the platform industry. According to VIDA, numerous people without social security are left behind due to the high number of termination. In a market in which internationally operating corporations are increasingly gaining the upper hand and doing work contracts, employees are at the mercy: inside, often from precarious conditions. Political decision -makers now urgently need to take measures to protect workers: inside and improve the standards before the situation in the platform work continues to escalate.
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