Amazon sentenced in Spain for employing 2,166 “false self-employed”

A Amazon confirmou na quinta-feira novas demissões de funcionários diante da crisis econômica confirmando rumores sobre um plano social no gigante do comercio on line.

From acordo com to imprensa americana, ao menos 10,000 empregados seriam despedidos.

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Amazon was condemned by the courts for having made 2,166 delivery people work, because they were falsely independent.

The e-commerce giant Amazon used the service of these workers who used their own vehicle for deliveries, when it should have paid them.

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The Spanish justice condemned the e-commerce giant Amazon for having made 2,166 delivery people work as freelancers who used their own vehicle for deliveries, when it should have paid them a salary.

In this judgment delivered Thursday, a Madrid court specializing in social affairs found that these workers were "false self-employed", who should have been linked via an employment contract to the American platform.

It therefore condemned the e-commerce giant to regularize the situation of these 2,166 people by paying their social security contributions.

The judgment does not specify the cost of this measure.

But according to the UGT union, at the origin of the legal proceedings against Amazon, it should be “

 ” euros.

"

 ," the union said. in a press release.

The American giant said it "

 ", while emphasizing its disagreement with the court's analysis.

" 

," said the group in a message sent to AFP. 

►Also read: In the United States, victory of a union at Amazon

(With AFP)

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