Meal delivery giant Just Eat announces that it plans to part with 350 delivery workers in France and around 40 positions in support functions in particular due to the “difficult market dynamics” in the country. The Anglo-Dutch company, which employs delivery people in 27 French municipalities, intends to end this activity in all of these cities, except Paris.
The reorganization therefore now concerns the delivery service in 26 French cities, where “we are currently looking for another solution”, specified the Anglo-Dutch group to AFP.
“In Paris, we will continue to offer this service with delivery people who are our permanent employees”, underlined the spokesperson, while insisting that “all this is currently still an intention and depends on discussions with the works councils and trade unions”.
Just Eat experienced strong growth with the development of home deliveries encouraged by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the phenomenon has since subsided. In France, Just Eat serves 2,500 municipalities. Most affiliated restaurants “support delivery”, according to the group. But in 27 of these municipalities where it is present, the model is based on employees, for a delivery service offered by Just Eat.
