How the first contract for food delivery app riders works

Signed by the platforms and the Ugl, it provides 10 euros for minimum hours, insurance coverage and compensation in case of bad weather or night work. The delivery boys remain autonomous

A delivery boy from Glovo (Carol Smiljan / NurPhoto) The newborn national rider contract comes like a bolt from the blue in the middle of the negotiation that has just restarted to frame the work of the delivery boys of the food delivery platforms. Their association, Assodelivery, which includes Deliveroo, Glovo, Just Eat, Uber Eats and Social food, and the Ugl union have reached an agreement to frame the pony express that deliver food to home. It is the first signed in Europe by the platforms.

The initiative burns on time the negotiations that at the beginning of August the Ministry of Labor reopened to reach a national contract by the end of October, as stated in the Law Decree 101 of 2019. Beyond that deadline, it would be up to the dicastery headed by Nunzia Catalfo to apply a minimum hourly, based on that of the most similar sector (by all accounts, logistics) and increased by 10% if you work at night, on holidays or in adverse weather conditions. While now a new treatment is emerging for the workers of Deliveroo, Glovo, Just Eat, Uber Eats and Social food.