Also in Switzerland: Court ruling in the canton of Geneva against Uber Eats' social fraud model

Dossier In June 2020, a court in the canton of Geneva ruled in a lawsuit brought by couriers together with the union that Uber Eats must be within its legal jurisdiction

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In June 2020, a court in the canton of Geneva ruled in a lawsuit brought by couriers together with the union that Uber Eats must treat all couriers within its legal jurisdiction as employees of the company, including paying social security contributions, which the “Uber business model” is usually replaced by fraud. In theMessage “Enfin un contrat de travail pour les employé-e-s d’Uber Eats!” on September 1st, 2020 at the Unia union externer Link is now informed that Uber Eats in the canton has accepted the judgment and has begun to act accordingly - which, as the union emphasizes in the report, is of international importance in that the company has legally challenged all previous judgments in this way - of which there are now a whole series from several countries - or, as is usually the case, is currently still challenging them. See:

Just Eat is using Uber Eats in Switzerland and wants to lay off hundreds of couriers in order to rely on pseudo-self-employed people in the future - not without protests
- Mass dismissals: court requirements? No matter
  “The food delivery company Just Eat wants to enforce an illegal working model: hundreds of couriers are to be fired and will work as pseudo-self-employed people in the future.
  Just Eat, long the flagship company among local food delivery services, is planning a mass layoff. Lukas Streich, CEO of Just Eat Switzerland, announced this in an interview with the “Tages-Anzeiger” last week. According to an internal letter available to WOZ, the company wants to put 500 of 700 couriers on the road and employ self-employed drivers.
  Just Eat, Switzerland's largest food delivery service, is apparently planning to catch up with its competitor Uber Eats when it comes to employment conditions. For years, this has relied on a platform economy model that is extremely controversial in terms of labor law: drivers deliver at the direction and under the control of Uber Eats, but are legally treated as self-employed people.
  Many cantons look the other way
  The working conditions of Uber Eats couriers are significantly worse than those at Just Eat. According to Urs Zbinden, central secretary of the Syndicom union, they earn an average of just ten francs an hour. If their livelihood depends on working for Uber Eats, they are forced to be available well beyond their maximum working hours. (…)
  Just Eat boss Streich, on the other hand, speaks in the “Tages-Anzeiger” of adapting to changing needs. Nowadays, customers also want “a hamburger at 2 a.m.”. A system of permanent employees with shift planning is not flexible enough. The couriers also benefited from the change, Streich claims. Under the new regime, they would have “the huge advantage” of being able to reject orders and would earn more if demand was high. “It’s an absolute joke to frame the layoffs as an improvement,” says Dario Lehmann*, who delivers food on his motorcycle part-time for Just Eat in Basel. Perhaps the new model offers a certain advantage for students who occasionally want to earn extra money. But: “For people who use it to finance their existence, a fixed income is much better.” Lehmann also believes that the argument that the system with permanent employees is not flexible enough is fake: Until now, Just Eat's delivery deadline is 10:30 p.m. But after that, most restaurants would have closed anyway, says Lehmann. (…)
  Fear of protests?
  The consultation process regarding the planned mass layoffs will run until the beginning of November. The proposed social plan only provides for one month's salary as severance pay. The plans of the Dutch group, which in turn belongs to a chain of investment companies, are encountering growing resistance among couriers. Last week, a group of couriers in Winterthur expressed their displeasure by staying away from work. According to Zbinden, a bonus of 2.50 francs per hour, limited to the duration of the consultation process, which Just Eat has now offered to all affected couriers, is related to the action in Winterthur: “Apparently the company is afraid of protests.” (…)
  Syndicom has announced a protest in front of its headquarters in Zurich for Thursday, October 29th. The union is calling for mass layoffs to be avoided or at least a fair social plan to be offered.”Article by Isaak Hartmann in the WoZ from October 29, 2026
- [Petition] Stop exploitation and illegal false self-employment at Uber, Just Eat & Co.! The authorities must act now!
  “For years, Uber, Uber Eats and Co. have been ignoring Swiss laws and shamelessly exploiting workers. With very few exceptions, the Swiss authorities stand by and do nothing…”Unia petition
- Scandalous business model: Courier Lio Alves (26) dares to rebel against Just Eat
  “Just Eat puts hundreds of couriers on the streets and copies Uber's illegal dumping model. The authorities are watching. But the riders are buzzing!
  “Panic has broken out!” This is how food courier Lio Alves (26) describes the mood at Just Eat. Many of their colleagues no longer know how they will feed their families in the future. Especially since many have already been at the attack. “And now this inhumane decision!” The Swiss branch of the Dutch delivery service multinational announced a turning point last week. Namely, from January onwards, to copy the business model of its main competitor Uber Eats. Specifically: outsourcing deliveries to bogus self-employed people without the right to paid vacation or income in the event of accident, illness or unemployment.
  Almost everyone looks away
  For Unia Logistics Secretary Markus Bardenheuer, this is clearly an “illegal business model”. He refers to the Federal Court, which ruled in 2022 that Uber Eats couriers are employees. Uber Eats must therefore fulfill all employer obligations, pay correct wages and expenses and register employees with social security. “But Uber Eats ignores all of this and consistently relies on undeclared work,” says Bardenheuer. And because all cantons except Geneva and Vaud turned a blind eye, the US company could continue to operate practically undisturbed. In fact, several delivery services have already closed down because of Uber's dumping competition. (…)
  “Only one brake works on my bike. I can’t afford a repair.” Just Eat doesn't help. There is pressure to save money everywhere: Rider hubs have been closed, HR tasks have been replaced by chatbots, and the famous orange jackets and transport boxes are no longer free. Despite the poor quality, these cost 80 francs new. With consequences: “Many people drive around completely tattered.”
  Lio Alves no longer wants to swallow all of this. She and around 60 other riders from the Bern region are hatching plans with Unia. There are also initiatives in other cities. Alves does not reveal what is planned. Just this much: “I’m ready for the revolution!”“Article by Jonas Komposch from October 28, 2026 in work – unia newspaper
- Just Eat wants to release hundreds of couriers into precarity
  “Just Eat wants to largely abandon the legal employment model with permanently employed couriers and increasingly rely on pseudo-self-employed people and external subcontractors in the future. According to the Just Eat CEO, this threatens to result in several hundred layoffs. The syndicom union strongly condemns this change of course. What is sold as greater “flexibility” and “customer focus” means less social security for employees and the transfer of risks from the company to the couriers. The complete inaction of the cantonal control authorities is taking its toll on a huge scale. Now Uber Eats and Just Eat with their business models, which are entirely at the expense of employees and social security, must finally be put to rest.
  In the Swiss food delivery industry, Just Eat was previously seen as a counter-model to platform providers such as Uber Eats: with employed couriers, hourly wages and social insurance. Now Just Eat also wants to focus more on work per order. According to the company, Just Eat currently employs around 700 couriers; How many layoffs will actually be announced will only be known once the ongoing consultation process has been completed. Several hundred couriers are threatened with precarity.
  Flexibility must not come at the expense of employees
  Just Eat justifies the system change by saying that customers are increasingly demanding deliveries around the clock and this cannot be covered economically with the previous shift model. This argument is unacceptable for syndicom. Competition and short-term availability must not result in business risks being passed on to individual couriers. Anyone who works as a self-employed person does not automatically have the same labor law and social security protection as employees. This is precisely why it is crucial whether there is actually self-employment or whether couriers are actually used like employees, which the Federal Court has already clearly clarified in the Uber Eats case. (…)
  Authorities must finally act
  Geneva and Vaud have shown that cantonal authorities can put a stop to this by issuing declaratory orders that these companies are acting as employers. The other cantons have so far let the couriers down. Just Eat expressly assigns responsibility for compliance with legal requirements for independent couriers to the authorities. (…)
  syndicom will defend itself against the deterioration and demands a social plan
  syndicom will continue to campaign against the deterioration of working conditions in the courier industry and represent the interests of the affected employees. Fake self-employment must not be an option and if Just Eat persists with layoffs and outsourcing to subcontractors, a social plan is needed.”Press release from October 22, 2026
Uber Eats Switzerland lost in the Federal Administrative Court and, as a provider of postal services, is now obliged to comply with the standard industry working conditions
“The main reason is that Uber Eats also delivers everyday products such as household items. Uber Eats is now subject to reporting requirements by the Federal Postal Commission. The range of goods delivered is decisive for the court. The Federal Administrative Court decided in an earlier ruling that pure food deliveries are considered the transport of goods and not a postal service. Uber Eats not only delivers food and drinks, but also everyday products such as groceries, household items or cosmetics. (…)
For direct trips, as is typical for courier services, the sorting process step is naturally eliminated. With the reporting requirement, the legislature explicitly intended to supervise courier services in order to create an equal playing field for all market participants. If providers without their own sorting centers were excluded from the regulation, this purpose would be undermined. It is crucial that Uber Eats controls the entire value chain for customers. (…) Uber Eats must now register in the database of postal service providers subject to reporting requirements. Such companies must provide the federal government with information every year - for example on compliance with standard industry working conditions. The judgment is not yet final and can be appealed to the Federal Court.”Report from July 9, 2026 on SRF (“Uber Eats has new postmen and postmen”)
The Swiss National Council maintains the distinction between wage earners and self-employed people - platform workers are calling for a catchy ILO convention for more protection
- Platform employees are calling for a catchy ILO convention for more protection
  "...The ILO is currently discussing a convention on platform work. Today, platform workers from 28 countries held a public action to draw attention to their situation and demand a meaningful convention that meets the needs of workers. Throughout the week, they are organizing a parallel conference in Geneva entitled: "Gig Workers United: Reimagining Global Justice in the Era of AI and Emerging Platform Capitalism." think). "It is important to create spaces in which ordinary workers can be heard in places of power. We hope that this action will help to establish the necessary standards within the ILO and appeal to the Swiss government to support this new agreement," explains Roman Künzler, responsible for logistics and transport at Unia, after the action this afternoon. Unia statement from June 4, 2025
- GLP President wanted to make US companies happy: A victory against the exploiters: National Council stops Uber giants
  “Parliament is sticking - albeit relatively briefly - to the tried and tested distinction between wage earners and self-employed people. He scuttled a proposal from GLP President Jürg Grossen to legalize bogus self-employment in the interests of Uber & Cowanted. The business model of platform companies like Uber is to systematically circumvent labor laws and social security obligations in order to maximize their profits. Worldwide. Numerous courts have found this. Also in Switzerland. And that annoys Uber & Co. The US company therefore invests part of its profits in “maintaining the political landscape”. Because in the end, what is better for Uber than fighting the law? It's right to write the applicable law yourself according to your own taste. There is enough money there…”Article by Clemens Studer from June 3, 2025 in the Work of unia
Federal court classifies model with “partner companies” (Chaskis SA) as a staff leasing company: Uber Eats must stop illegal operations in the canton of Geneva
“In a new ruling, the Federal Court classifies the Uber Eats model in the canton of Geneva, in which couriers are hired through a third-party company, as a staff leasing service. Since the Uber Eats partner company Chaskis does not have a permit, the operation of Uber Eats is illegal. The Unia union is calling for Uber Eats to immediately stop its activities until a legally compliant situation is established. After Uber Eats couriers were classified as employees by the Federal Court in an earlier ruling, Uber Eats began employing them in the canton of Geneva through a third-party company called Chaskis SA. Unia has long pointed out that this is staff leasing. The canton of Geneva also sees it that way. However, since Chaskis does not have a permit for staff leasing, this business model is illegal.
Federal court confirms Unia’s assessment
Uber Eats has appealed to the Federal Court against a corresponding decision by the Canton of Geneva. But now this interpretation is confirmed in the new judgment 2C_46/2024 of the Federal Court. The court states that “the Uber Eats app alone determines which orders the couriers have to carry out”. The app also provides details about the orders and gives instructions on how to carry out orders. Finally, the app provides “real-time monitoring of the temporal organization of work”. From all of these elements, the Federal Court clearly concludes that Uber Eats should be viewed as an employment company in the sense of staff leasing. (…)
The ruling confirms once again that Uber Eats (the same applies to the taxi service Uber) systematically circumvents the existing laws - including with the so-called "partner company" model. It is time for the authorities to finally enforce the applicable standards and put a stop to the Uber Group's illegal business models, throughout Switzerland.”Unia report from March 13, 2025
Uber in Switzerland: Federal Court finally clarifies employer's role, Uber must retroactively pay the driver all claims
"As expected, the Federal Court has confirmed that the drivers of the taxi company Uber are employed. Uber must therefore comply with all employer obligations with regard to social security - including retroactively. The Federal Court remains true to its line. After deciding on May 30, 2022 that Uber is considered the employer of its drivers under labor law, it now conclusively determines that the drivers are also dependent under social security law. Uber must fulfill its Register employees with the social insurance companies and pay the corresponding employer contributions (…) The social insurance companies must retroactively demand the social security contributions from Uber. The basis must be a living wage. Uber must also retroactively pay its drivers all other claims (wages, reimbursement of expenses, holiday entitlements). According to Unia estimates, Uber owes its drivers several hundred million francs refuses to fulfill its legal obligations. Instead, a Switzerland-wide collective solution is needed so that the drivers receive the money they are entitled to. (...) The authorities must immediately stop Uber's activities until the company complies with the law, that is, until every driver has an employment contract, wages and expenses are regulated in accordance with the law and all drivers are registered with social insurance (...) Most Swiss authorities have watched Uber's illegal activities for nine years.Once all relevant questions have been clarified in the final instance by the Federal Court, this must definitely come to an end. Politicians and authorities must ensure that the laws and generally binding CLAs are enforced.” Unia press release from March 22, 2023
Uber in Geneva: Labor dispute in the age of digital platforms
"Uber chauffeurs are employees. That's what the Federal Court ruled at the beginning of June. A month later, the taxi drivers in Geneva are still angry, and former Uber drivers are planning their own competitive offer. (…) Everyone just calls Stathis Velentzas "El Greco": The Greek has been working as a self-employed chauffeur in Switzerland for several years now, including for Uber. "I earned an income that was enough to live on and was comparatively independent," says Velentzas. Then he starts a short speech: "It's dictatorial that this court is now ordering us to be employed. The state just wants to get our money, and Uber wants to rip us off. But we don't care about anyone." He would prefer to remain independent. It is clear that Uber's business model is not fair to him: a quarter of the sales generated with the app have so far flowed to the US company. But he actually wants to be his own boss, pay his own social security contributions - and decide for himself when he works for whom. (…) Shortly after the group of former Uber drivers dispersed, around a hundred taxi drivers gathered a few kilometers away on Place Neuve. They are angry too. One of those present says his sales have fallen by almost half since Uber entered the market. And the agreement now reached between the authorities and Uber hardly changes the initial situation. This is the second demonstration within a week that the taxi drivers' association SCCIT has called for. Their president also shakes a lot of hands. Here too we know each other. “Our demands are actually simple,” says Perez Salvador.“Uber must finally comply with the applicable laws.” Instead, the market will continue to be distorted - to the detriment of traditional taxi drivers. Have you heard of Super? Of course, says Salvador. But that is the matter of the Uber drivers – a different topic. There is nothing to do with their fight here. Several people present hold up signs saying “Mr. Urge Uber to leave Geneva. This means, on the one hand, the company, says a demonstrator, but on the other hand, it also means the “Uberization” of the economy. Trade unionist Roman Künzler assumes that the company will also defend its current model with subcontractors, which does not bring any significant improvements. Last but not least, it's about time. The longer the Uber model is present, the harder it will be to break away from it. It is questionable whether the Uberization of the ride-hailing market can even be reversed. The tech giant's disruption strategy appears to have worked: the industry has changed significantly since it entered the market in 2013. However, the self-organized alternative Super shows that the development does not simply end there. If Super succeeds in Geneva, they would also like to expand into the rest of Switzerland, says Aria Jabbarpour. “We are already talking to Uber drivers in other cantons – including in German-speaking Switzerland.” The labor dispute on Lake Geneva has entered the 21st century and it is complicated.” Contribution by Lukas Tobler from WOZ No. 28/2022 from July 14, 2022
After the Uber ruling in Switzerland: The Wild West era is ending, at least in Geneva – payments to social security and drivers are still pending
- Uber verdict: The end of the Wild West era
  "Uber had already disappeared from Geneva on Saturday. No more rides appeared on the app. The San Francisco company has been present in the city for eight years, but it has now suspended its offer for the time being - after the Federal Court of Geneva had ruled in favor of the Geneva government the day before that Uber drivers are not to be defined as self-employed, but as employees. According to the Federal Court, Uber is simply a transport company. And must train its drivers accordingly - for the time being at least in Geneva Granting labor rights and social benefits. (…) The Federal Court ruling is significant beyond Geneva. Efforts to impose labor law restrictions on Uber's business model are now being supported, then that is not wrong - but it is simply a question of perspective. It has not stopped its service because the company is not prepared to do business in accordance with the law - at least not voluntarily now wants to look for ways to meet the Geneva requirements with the help of intermediaries, as the food delivery division Uber Eats has been doing since September 2020. It will be able to show how much the company cares about the well-being of those affected when the Geneva drivers now demand that Uber retroactively pays outstanding contributions into the social security system In the cloudy world of platform capitalism, corporate profits do not fall from the sky.They are still generated by people who often give up their labor and their lives under precarious conditions. And the crazy thing is: Uber hasn't even made a profit since it was founded in 2009. (…)It is becoming clear, not only in Switzerland, that the Wild West era of platform capitalism will not last forever. The EU Commission is also proposing regulatory measures; some cities have already banned the Uber business model. This is not anti-technology; after all, smooth smartphone apps can also be developed for regulated employment relationships. It is certainly not backwards: workers’ rights are achievements that have been fought for and are therefore the epitome of social progress.” Article by Raphael Albisser in WOZ No. 23/2022 from June 9, 2022
- Unia: Uber now has to guarantee payments to social security and employees
  "The Unia union welcomes the ruling of the Federal Court, which finally confirms what Unia has been saying for years: the drivers of Uber and the suppliers of Uber Eats are regular employees with all the obligations that this entails, including being subject to the L-GAV of the hospitality industry. Unia now expects the federal government and the cantons to take rapid and effective measures immediately so that Uber can recover the hundreds of millions that the employees and the In the event of a ban on Uber's activities in the canton of Geneva, the authorities must take measures to protect Uber employees (...) "It has been nine years since Uber came to Switzerland. Nine years of undeclared work and hundreds of millions of francs lost to staff and social security. From the beginning, Unia has denounced the machinations of this company, which resorts to bogus self-employment in order to violate labor laws ", emphasizes Roman Künzler, head of transport and logistics at the Unia union. (…) With this ruling, the waiting must come to an end: Unia is calling on the federal government to quickly get together with the cantons and employee representatives to ensure that all Uber drivers and Uber Eats delivery staff in Switzerland receive a proper employment contract within a maximum of three months. The authorities must also ensure that Uber provides the necessary funds for the upcoming reimbursements of social security and wages and expenses of Uber employees.These judgments also serve as a model for the entire platform economy and the damage caused by Uber shows that the laws in Switzerland need to be adjusted. The first measure that needs to be introduced is the reversal of evidence on employee status issues. In the future, the burden of proof must lie with the company.” Unia press release from June 3, 2022
Uber loses – and continues its delaying tactics
“The Zurich Social Security Court said it twelve times: Uber is an employer. This means that the US taxi service owes the drivers several hundred million francs.
For almost nine years, the US taxi service Uber has refused to pay contributions to AHV, Suva and Co. for its drivers in Switzerland. That's why Suva and the Zurich Compensation Fund have been at loggerheads with Uber for almost as long. The other cantons in which Uber operates have also delegated their procedures to Zurich. The Zurich Social Security Court has now decided: Uber drivers are employees. (…)
But Uber doesn't think about paying. Instead, the Zurich judgments are referred to the Federal Court. Unia chief lawyer Regula Dick even fears that even a decision from the highest authority would not be the end of the story: “I trust Uber to find more tricks. For example, the argument that the judgments refer to the past and that the regulations have been changed since then.
Companies like Uber, she says, are pushing our court system to its limits: “They can challenge every individual case and thereby delay it for years.” More effective action would be taken by the cantons. But only in Geneva is there a noticeable will to enforce the law at Uber. In 2020, the canton forced the subsidiary Uber Eats to hire its couriers - a world first at the time. Now they receive the cantonal minimum wage of 23 francs per hour. According to lawyer Regula Dick, Uber also has an easy time of it because of gaps in our laws: “Today, social insurance companies have to laboriously prove to placement platforms like Uber that they are employers. It would make more sense if the company had to prove the opposite.” This is exactly the path the EU Commission now wants to take…”Article by Christian Egg on January 21, 2022 in work online (Newspaper of the Swiss DL union unia)
Zurich Social Security Court classifies Uber drivers as dependent - cantons must enforce requirements and Uber must act
- Zurich Social Security Court makes fundamental ruling on Uber drivers
  “Uber never tires of claiming that its drivers are not employed by the American taxi service but are self-employed. But for years, Uber has repeatedly lost in court with this argument. This was also the case on December 20, 2021, when the Zurich Social Security Court dismissed corresponding complaints from Uber in one case against the SVA Zurich social insurance institution and in four cases against SUVA.
  Uber has owed its employees social security contributions since 2013. The court held in a fundamental ruling: Uber drivers are employees. Unia welcomes this decision with a signal effect for the entire platform economy.
  On December 20, 2021, the Zurich Social Security Court dismissed four complaints from Uber against Suva. In a series of rulings, Suva had previously decided that drivers working for Uber were dependent and that Uber owed social security contributions for them. Suva justified its decision, among other things, with the obvious subordination of the drivers to Uber, the company's authority to give instructions and the clear external perception of the drivers as Uber employees.
  On the same day, the court dismissed a complaint from Uber B.V. and Shaver Operations B.V. against SVA Zurich. The SVA Zurich demanded social security contributions plus default interest of around 5.2 million francs from Uber for 2014. In this judgment, the court came to the conclusion, on analogous grounds, that the two complainants were employers.
  In its fundamental rulings, the Zurich Social Security Court confirms previous assessments by authorities such as Suva and SVA, assessments by the Canton of Geneva or the judgment of the Appeal Court of the Canton of Vaud of April 23, 2020, when a chauffeur and Unia member sued for unfair dismissal.
  Cantons must enforce regulations and Uber must act:Unia welcomes the clear ruling from Zurich and calls on the cantons to finally assume their responsibility towards drivers. The cantonal employment offices must, on the one hand, enforce Uber's compliance with the labor law and, on the other hand, ensure that Uber correctly accounts for the social security contributions of its employees and does not - as can be assumed based on the current judgment - employ them in a de facto black job, as was previously the case. According to Unia calculations, Uber owes its thousands of drivers in Switzerland several hundred million francs for the period 2013-2021. Unia is calling on Uber to stop the expensive legal proceedings and to employ its employees properly…”Unia press release from January 6th, 2022
- The noose around Uber is tightening
  “A court comes to the conclusion that Uber is driving black. And the Federal Council also does not want a special route for the transport service provider. (…) The employment status of the drivers is controversial: are they employees or self-employed? There is still thatno decision from the Federal Court . But gradually it becomes clear where the journey is heading. After several French-speaking Swiss courts decided that Uber drivers are considered employees under labor law, the social security court of the canton of Zurich now doubled down. In a current, long-awaited oneVerdict comes to the pretty clear conclusion that there are signs of self-employment among Uber drivers, including the fact that the transport takes place in their own car. All in all, they should be considered as employed – i.e. as employees of Uber. (…) However, the judgment is not yet final and Uber will take the case to the Federal Court. If this comes to the same conclusion as the lower court from Zurich, this would not directly mean a ban on the driving service, but it would come very close to one. Because the advantages of Uber's business model compared to the regular taxi industry - above all the low price - would suddenly be practically gone…”Article by Andres Eberhard from January 8, 2022 at infosperber.ch
Uber Eats couriers: wages and working hours according to the national collective labor agreement for the hospitality industry
“On May 29, 2020, the Geneva Administrative Court ruled that Uber Eats engages in staff leasing by renting out couriers to restaurants. The court thus confirmed an order from the Geneva employment office dated June 11, 2019. The couriers are therefore to be viewed as employees with all the associated rights. The Uber myth about the alleged “independence” of couriers has long since become obsolete. On December 10, 2020, the Federal Postal Commission (PostCom) also ordered Uber Portier B.V. in connection with Uber Eats. is considered a provider of postal services subject to registration and must comply with the working conditions customary in the industry. This is associated with the obligation to apply applicable collective employment agreements or to negotiate a collective agreement with the social partners. In a new report, Prof. Kurt Pärli from the University of Basel shows what this constellation means for the applicability of collective employment contracts and thus for the wages and working conditions of Uber Eats couriers: The wages and working hours of the hospitality industry apply…”Unia report from May 18, 2021 – there is also the report and previous reports
“Geneva court confirms: Uber Eats is an employer” on June 11, 2020 at the Unia union was the original report about the verdict of the cantonal court, which said: “…The ruling confirms that Uber Eats operates staff leasing. It follows that the couriers are employees and are entitled, among other things, to insurance from the employer (retirement provision, accident insurance, daily sick pay insurance) and GAV minimum wages. Personnel leasing requires a permit in Switzerland; The cantons are responsible for approval. Without authorization, Uber Eats' activities are illegal. The Geneva Administrative Court's ruling is based on federal law and therefore has a signal effect for the rest of Switzerland. The cantons in which the courier service is active (BE, BS, FR, GE, NE, SG, VD, ZH) must finally ensure that Uber Eats adheres to the relevant requirements and otherwise stop the company from operating. Politicians are also obliged to demand security from Uber Eats so that the outstanding wages and social security contributions are paid - also retroactively. Even if Uber Eats takes the judgment to the Federal Court, sooner or later the company will have to pay many millions of francs to the couriers and social insurance companies. It must be prevented that Uber Eats then withdraws from Switzerland and runs off with the money owed...“

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