The biggest exclusively online seller in Europe just announced that it was becoming a European Company (SE). Along this announcement came the appointment of 3 employee representatives on the board of the Berlin-based company. The establishment of a European Works Council should soon follow. This announcement came as Verdi is criticizing Zalando for the “deplorable” working conditions at its warehouse and is fighting for the establishment of works councils in the company’s different units and subsidiaries. Surveyed by Planet Labor, the union is also questioning the conditions of the negotiation for employee representation within the SE. Its retail trade representative is mentioned future charges against Zalando SE.
Zalando or “Slavando”? The biggest exclusively online seller in Europe gets talked about a lot recently. Even though it is still not making a profit, the former start-up is growing exponentially. Now present in 15 EU countries, the company (5,000) has doubled its turnover in 2013 (€1.8 billion) compared with 2012. Besides, at the end of 2013, it became a joint stock company (AG) and then a European Company (SE) in June 2014. If the economy is good, Zalando could even be introduced on the s
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