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Background
In mid-October 2026, Just Eat reorganised its meal delivery operations in Switzerland. The company now wants to favour self-employed workers and external logistics partners. Its Switzerland director, Lukas Streich, had then warned that several hundred of its roughly 700 courier jobs could disappear. A consultation procedure followed.
The key points
The Swiss subsidiary of the Dutch group Just Eat announced on 9 November 2026 the cut of 373 contracts of staff in Switzerland. They comprise 193 salaried jobs and 180 external positions. The Zurich, Winterthur, St. Gallen, Bern, Biel and Fribourg regions are affected.
Just Eat Switzerland cites the need for a “hybrid logistics model” to remain competitive. According to the company, the current team organisation does not allow it to adapt to fluctuations in demand. Negotiations on the social plan are continuing. In French-speaking Switzerland, couriers keep their salaried status, in line with a court ruling, according to the ATS news agency as reported by RTS and Frapp.
Key figures
- 373 contracts cut in Switzerland
- 193 salaried jobs and 180 external positions
- 700 courier jobs approximately before the restructuring
- 7000 partners approximately in Switzerland with which Just Eat works
What it means for businesses
- Partner restaurants : delivery moves to a model combining self-employed couriers and external logistics providers
- Fribourg and Biel : two regions of French-speaking Switzerland affected by the cuts
- Delivery platforms : the unions are asking the cantons and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to check employment models
Who says what
- Just Eat Switzerland : the company needs greater “flexibility” in meal delivery
- Unia (trade union): condemns an “illegal” business model and the use of bogus self-employment; it regrets being left out of the consultation
- Syndicom (trade union): calls on cantonal authorities to enforce labour and social insurance law, and urges Just Eat and Randstad to negotiate
What's next
- Negotiations under way on the social plan
- Unia is considering next steps with the couriers and will approach the authorities, according to Frapp
