{
  "id": 16275390,
  "title": "Self-employed instead of employees: Just Eat puts Migros' social promise to the test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/selbstandige-statt-angestellte-just-eat-stellt-das-soziale",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-24T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
    "slug": "nzz-wirtschaft",
    "url": "https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/selbstaendige-statt-angestellte-just-eat-stellt-das-soziale-versprechen-der-migros-auf-die-probe-ld.10042272"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Just Eat is cutting jobs for hundreds of its couriers in Switzerland, switching to using self-employed delivery personnel, similar to competitor Uber Eats. The company says this change will allow for more flexibility in deliveries. The move has sparked criticism, with unions and labor lawyers arguing that such models are used to avoid providing minimum wages and vacation time. Migros, a business partner of Just Eat, says it will continue to monitor the situation to ensure fair social and labor standards are maintained.",
  "summary": "The meal delivery service Just Eat was considered a model employer in the industry - and thus came to a partnership with Migros. Now Just Eat is copying the controversial model of competitor Uber.",
  "key_points": [
    "Just Eat tests freelance couriers model, criticized for worker rights",
    "Shift from full-time to independent contractors raises legal concerns",
    "Migros partnership faces criticism over potential wage reductions"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing operational flexibility through a freelance model forces Migros to reconcile its social responsibility commitments with a delivery partner that is actively distancing itself from traditional employment structures.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}