Gorillas defends itself against court decision on works council election

This week, the employees of the delivery service are allowed to elect the works council for the first time - at least as things stand at the moment. However, Gorillas apparently wants to prevent the election with an urgent application.

Last Wednesday, the Berlin Labor Court ruled in favor of the employees at Gorillas: from today until Friday, the employees of the delivery service can elect their representatives for the first time. However, Gorillas objected to the labor court's decision, as Gründerszene reported. On Tuesday, the Berlin-Brandenburg Regional Labor Court is therefore set to rule on an urgent appeal filed by the start-up against the works council election.

The Berlin start-up is particularly critical of the procedure for appointing the election committee, which employees had already elected. The election notice had not been posted in all the required places and contained errors. In addition, Gorillas is currently undergoing restructuring. The start-up recently decided to outsource the Berlin delivery warehouses and set up a franchise system. This could make it more difficult to form a group-wide works council.