Lieferando Job Cuts: Social Plan Accepted by 90 Percent

Around 90 percent of the "eligible employees" have agreed to the social plan, according to Lieferando in response to an APA inquiry. Employees can still agree to the social plan until May 20. Before the job cuts, the delivery fleet consisted of around 850 couriers.

The social plan includes voluntary severance payments and additional support services. According to media reports, the plan is expected to have a volume of 1.7 million euros - included in this is a hardship fund endowed with 400,000 euros. Employed Lieferando couriers with long notice periods would leave the company by August at the latest, according to the union vida to the APA.

Unlike Foodora and Wolt, the Austrian subsidiary of Just Eat Takeaway has mostly employed its couriers in Austria since 2016, but changed its personnel policy in spring 2025, citing economic pressure from the competition.

Lieferando: A Quarter of Deliveries Already via Freelance Service Providers

The delivery service is now relying on a network of freelance service providers. Due to the transition, the demand for drivers is expected to increase by around 35 to 50 percent, according to Lieferando. About a quarter of the order volume is already being covered by "the new model," according to the company. They are currently looking for freelance couriers, especially in Graz, Klagenfurt, Linz, Innsbruck, and Salzburg.

Labor and Social Affairs Minister Korinna Schumann (SPÖ) announced at the beginning of April, in light of the Lieferando job cuts, a focus on platform work and bogus self-employment. The government program provides for the creation of the necessary legal framework as soon as possible.

(APA/Red)

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