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THE Spanish government is exploring legal action against delivery service Glovo if it continues to refuse to obey the law and give its ‘riders’ work contracts. The company allegedly treats these staff as what are known in Spain as ‘false freelancers’, thus saving money by paying them as independent contractors.

The Socialist Party-led administration of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez introduced what was dubbed the ‘rider law’ in 2021, in a bid to get these delivery drivers on proper work contracts.

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The figures show that the 21-million barrier of employed workers was broken thanks to 603,900 people joining the labour market in April, May and June.

Unemployment, meanwhile, fell from 13.26% in the first quarter to 11.6%, shedding 365,300 people for a total in the second quarter of 2.76 million unemployed.

The jobless rate is currently at its lowest since the third quarter of 2008, while the economically active population in Spain currently stands at a record high of 23.8 mil-

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The numbers build on similarly strong figures for the first quarter of the year.

From January to June 2023, a total of 592,800 jobs were created – that’s double the figure for the same period a year before.

The INE figures also show that the number of workers on indefinite contracts has also hit a record high. Of the 505,500 new employees registered between April and June, 410,100 were on permanent contracts and 95,400 on temporary contracts.

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