Oviedo hosts the first macro-trial against Glovo in Asturias, with 150 distributors affected

Platform economy database

Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU

Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 443 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in November 2025 and provides metadata for each entry, such as geographical scope, year, type of initiative, actors involved, sector and companies concerned. Initiatives include legal instruments such as legislative changes or court decisions, as well as voluntary interventions undertaken by different stakeholders to address issues around platform work.

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4 February 2021

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Spain

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Employment contract
Legal
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Social rights
Legal

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On 4 February 2021, the Labour Court number 4 of Oviedo held the first macro trial against Glovo in Asturias, with 150 delivery drivers affected. As reported by a UGT’s press release, the case has been opened ex officio by the Social Security Treasury, following an action by the Labour Inspectorate that qualifies the employment relationship of these delivery drivers, from October 2017 to June 2018. The delivery riders were hired as self-employed, without being registered in the general social security system. However, the Social Security department and the UGT consider that these riders are false self-employed and are entitled to social rights. In other cities in Spain, macro-trials have already been held against Glovo, in Madrid and Zaragoza. There are also trials against Deliveroo, in Madrid and Barcelona.

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Keywords: social protection
Actors: Platform, Individual worker, Court
Sector: Transportation and storage
Platforms: Glovo

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Social Court No. 3 Oviedo – Glovo (3 February 2021)
The macro-trial against Glovo that affects 3,200 riders has been postponed to November 2023 (12 February 2022)

Riders’ law

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Barcelona court rules in favour of employment relationship for 748 Deliveroo riders

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Madrid Labour Court Rules Deliveroo Riders Are Employees

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Valencia Court Rules Deliveroo Riders as Employees - GCJ case - SJSO 2892/2019

The Juzgado de lo Social (Employment Court) in Valencia, Spain, on 10 June 2019 ruled in favour of 97 Deliveroo riders,declaring that they were in an employment relationship with the …
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Eurofound publications on the platform economy

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- Date 27 September 2022
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- Date 15 December 2021
Initiatives to improve conditions for platform workers: Aims, methods, strengths and weaknesses

The rapid rise of the platform economy has led to a marked transformation of European labour markets, and existing regulatory frameworks and voluntary initiatives have yet to catch up. While platform work offers opportunities for workers and employers and potentially contributes to innovation, economic growth and competitiveness in the EU, it has been criticised from the beginning because of the poor employment and working conditions often experienced by workers.
- Date 2 December 2021
Charting a positive path for platform workers

While 2020 may come to be seen as the year platform work gathered pace and started to go mainstream – thanks in large part to COVID-19 containment measures sparking an increase in food and grocery delivery – 2021 could be the year that regulation of platform work is set in motion.
- Date 24 February 2021

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