Apparent dispute over works council at Flink

Flink employees are planning to elect an election committee for the works council election. Due to a postponement, Flink is now appealing to the Berlin labor court.

Flink is apparently the next fast delivery service to have problems setting up a works council. In the past, Gorillas had already vehemently tried to block the election of a works council. Now there is apparently also a dispute at the competitor, as start-up scene reports.

According to the report, Flink had already introduced so-called Ops Committees in April, i.e. employee representatives in the company's individual warehouses. These representatives were supposed to collect feedback from employees and pass it on to Flink. For example, the committee has ensured that couriers no longer have to carry heavy rucksacks, but can transport them on special luggage racks.

However, the Ops Committees do not go far enough for some employees. They want to set up a works council. To this end, the employees planned to elect the election committee on July 22.

They then postponed this date to September 5. Flink is now apparently taking legal action against this. The company is said to have filed an application for a temporary injunction with the Berlin Labor Court. The company's aim was apparently to ensure that the election takes place this Friday as planned and is not postponed. It is now completely unclear when the election will actually take place.