A motorcyclist working for the food delivery service Deliveroo rides through a street in Madrid. The Spanish government’s deal with labour unions sets up the first legislation in Europe that explicitly regulates the status of delivery workers who get around on bikes and motorcycles and whose numbers have exploded in recent years. — AFP
MADRID: Spain’s government announced on March 11 a deal that will recognise riders working for delivery firms such as Deliveroo and UberEats as salaried staff following complaints about their working conditions – a first in the EU.
The move came six months after Spain’s leftwing government pledged to clarify the legal status of couriers working for online delivery firms, saying they should be considered employees rather than “gig” workers.
