Case Study Gorillas - on demand grocery delivery company

Backbreaking job . Numerous riders reported back injuries after working . Many Gorillas warehouses lack cargo bikes, forcing riders to carry large loads of groceries on their backs.

Gorillas under criticism for poor working condi- tions on Denmark

Back pain, understaffing, extreme busyness, lack of payment for overtime, absence of workplace assessment (APV) and occupational health and safety organization (AMO) and accidents on the bicycle that are not taken seriously by the management. These are some of the points of criticism that Gorillas candidate Theodor Beierholm puts forward in Politiken.

Gorillas Technologies has faced multiple worker strikes and protests in the past month over the termination of certain employees, a lack of suitable equipment and pay discrepancies.

The Gorillas Workers Collective escalated protests in June, after hundreds of employees complained that their paychecks were inaccurate — most saying they were paid less than they were owed.

Recent protests and wildcat strikes have been organized by the Gorillas Workers Collective.

According to Jakob Pomeranzed, a member of the collective, the group began organizing after February, when riders were expected to complete deliveries without work-issued winter gear in heavy snow.

Eventually, workers at two warehouses started a strike, which grew until the company called off work for the week. In the months that followed, a group of Gorillas workers created the collective. On June 3, a general assembly was held to elect an electoral council, which plans to organize elections for a legal workers council.

German startup star faces workers’ fury

“It’s important to send a message to the delivery industry that codetermination rights need to be fulfilled”.