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Original photo: Benjamin Krog. Illustration: Karina Kofoed

Four years ago, Just Eat was hailed for putting its riders on a union deal. Now it’s quietly laid them off and switched to subcontractors instead.

Danish takeaway giant axes hundreds of delivery riders

Original photo: Benjamin Krog. Illustration: Karina Kofoed
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Just Eat was hailed as »groundbreaking« and »a shining example« when it became the first and only takeaway service in Denmark to present a collective agreement for its delivery workers in 2021.

Just Eat has repeatedly highlighted its model of employing delivery workers as the socially responsible alternative to competitors like Wolt, which uses independent »courier partners«.

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