Overview

• On July 1, Glovo disconnected roughly 20,000 autonomous riders from its app, requiring all couriers to sign minimum-wage, part-time employment contracts.
• By the end of the first day, about 14,000 former contractors had accepted new contracts offering 15–25 hours per week at the Spanish minimum wage.
• Hundreds of riders, led by attorney Francisco Valverde García, are preparing legal claims alleging tacit dismissal and seeking compensation.
• Just Eat has filed a €295 million unfair competition suit against Glovo, while Uber Eats continues with a mixed model of autonomous riders and subcontracted fleets.
• Glovo plans to subcontract logistics firms in underserved areas where its salaried workforce is insufficient to maintain service levels.