The ultra-fast home delivery company get has confirmed his employment regulation file (ERE) to dismiss around him 1,560 workers and paves the way to finalize its operations in Spain. Although the company refuses to comment on whether they will leave Spain or not, sources consulted from the staff affirm that the management has conveyed this intention to them. After the meeting held this Thursday between directors of the company of Turkish origin and the union representatives, a period of 30 days of negotiations begins to specify the result of the ERE.
Getir is a company specialized in ultra-fast home deliveries. Its business model consists of taking the customer’s groceries home in minutes. Its structure is based on a network of warehouses located in the main cities of Spain, such as Barcelona, Madrid or Valencia, where it keeps a catalog of Supermarket. The client, through the Getir application, can access them and buy them. A delivery man leaves the warehouse to the consumer’s home and in a matter of minutes delivers them.
The corporation initiates an ere citing economic and viability reasons. Getir prepares the ground for his withdrawal less than two years after he landed in the main Spanish cities. The current situation of the home delivery market, deflated since the relaxation of sanitary restrictions, and the increase in financing costs, key to maintaining its growth, partly explain the accelerated closure of this company in Spain.
The distribution corporation already announced a month ago its intention to undertake a restructuring, although he did not specify the total number of those affected. Getir prolonged the uncertainty by postponing -without arguing- the start of the negotiations, which caused a trickle of dealers who voluntarily resigned without waiting for the file, according to union sources. There were messengers who started looking for work and when something came up they left, thus saving the severance pay stipulated by law.
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The first worker’s compensation bill is 20 days per year worked, with a maximum of 12 monthly payments, according to union sources. It is the minimum amount set by law in the event of collective dismissal for economic reasons.
The company, to questions from EL PERIÓDICO, has not wanted to confirm or deny whether it will finally close its operations in Spain. “Getir has met today with the legal representation of the workers to begin the negotiation of the collective dismissal process in Spain. Getir will use its best efforts to exhaust any avenue that may arise during the negotiation. Out of respect for the process, the company will only do comments once the negotiations have finished,” say company sources.