Delivery Hero—Delivery Hero fined €329 million by EU for no-poach agreement restricting worker mobility
European Union fined Delivery Hero and subsidiary Glovo €329 million in June 2025 for violating antitrust rules between 2018-2022. First time EU sanctioned agreement limiting workers' freedom to move to competitors. Companies exchanged sensitive business information, agreed not to recruit each other's employees (initially managers, later extended to all staff except self-employed delivery drivers), and divided up national food delivery markets across Europe. By July 2020, firms stopped competing entirely by avoiding overlapping markets, limiting consumer choice and likely raising prices.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antitrust & Competition | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.295 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.59)× agency (compelled ×0.25)
Evidence (1 signal)
EU fined Delivery Hero €329M for no-poach agreement restricting worker mobility
The Local reported June 2, 2025 that European Union fined Delivery Hero and Spanish subsidiary Glovo €329 million for violating antitrust rules. EU competition watchdog found between 2018-2022, Delivery Hero used stake in Glovo to restrict competition. Companies exchanged sensitive business information, agreed not to poach each other's employees (initially managers, later all staff except self-employed drivers), and divided up national food delivery markets across Europe. First time EC sanctioned agreement limiting workers' freedom to move to competitors. By July 2020, firms stopped competing entirely by avoiding overlapping markets.