More than three years after the ‘Riders’ law’ came into force, establishing the presumption of salaried status for platform delivery workers, the Just Eat takeaway group remains the only player in the sector to have fully applied the legislation. Its delivery staff, who had previously been self-employed (‘autonomos’), have been given employee status, mostly on a part-time basis, with social security contributions, insurance and holiday pay covered by the company.
As Madrid correspondent for mind RH since 2021, I cover news developments in Spain's world of work, focusing on legal developments and collective bargaining, particularly around work-life balance, equality and inclusion policies, which have been hot topics in the country in recent years.