Glovo CEO argues his model doesn't destroy jobs: "We have served a global demand"

September 29, 2019
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This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

The CEO of Glovo, Óscar Pierre, has defended that the model of the Barcelona company does not destroy jobs since its service consists of a new line of activity: "We have served a global demand, it would happen with or without Glovo."

This was highlighted recently during the round table 'Digitalization, flexibility and labor market: the future of employment and digital platforms', which also involved the head of public policies of the company, Miguel Ferrer, and the founding partner of Crea Inversión, Marc Murtra.

Pierre has argued that in four years the company has created 1,500 jobs, most of them filled by highly qualified people, while Ferrer has maintained that Glovo's 7,500 messengers in Spain do not come from a specific sector, such as logistics, "what indicates that sectors such as this have not stopped growing and rejects the mantra of job destruction."

MEETING WITH THE GOVERNMENT

The founder of Glovo explained that in the meeting they held two weeks ago with the Minister of Labor, Migration and Social Security, Magdalena Valerio, he saw a very positive attitude on the part of the central government.

"They argued that the regulatory framework already allows flexibility, and Glovo defends another model of flexibility. I think they're shocked that it is something new. It was a pretty positive attitude," he said.

Pierre, who has declared himself optimistic about the future of the labor dispute, has lamented that it is prosecuted and has predicted that from now on the dialogue will begin to make the regulatory framework more flexible.

JUDGMENTS

Asked about the consequences of possible new sentences against Glovo's labor model, Pierre explained that they will comply with "whatever is necessary", and has insisted that they will continue fighting for the labor model they defend in compliance with the law and, if It is necessary, he added, will adapt his model.

He also said that a "very aggressive" regulation in Spain will not do well in the future and has warned that this would cause them to invest more in other countries.

"SELF-ENTREPRENEUR"

For his part, Ferrer has lamented that there is a stigmatization of autonomous work due to the widespread feeling of insecurity and precariousness that this type of work entails, when in Spain, when referring to its Social Security contribution, "is the most advanced".

Ferrer explained that the Glovo model is compared to the figure of the 'self-entrepreneur' that they have created in France and that, according to him, it consists of a hybrid form of self-employed and salaried worker who, as the relationship becomes more autonomous, acquires a letter of rights.

Other models that the company has highlighted is a decree that the Government of Italy approved a month ago that maintains the figure of the self-employed but with a series of rights, such as a minimum wage the guaranteed hour.

"MORE FLEXIBILITY"

For his part, Murtra has argued that the current regulation is slower than the new working modalities and has stressed that the fact of always carrying a mobile phone on top of it already needs a flexibility that the regulation does not have.

"Social security and labor costs have to be borne by the entire system. It would be insane for some companies to pay for social security and others not," he added.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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