“Hello Voltaire! To better manage active orders, we have temporarily reduced the radius distribution in stores near you, and delivery times may be longer than usual. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.” This message was seen last night by those who logged into her app Voltmoreover, this development is directly related to the abstinence of a significant part of the distributors of the well-known platform, the mobilization is associated with the company’s decision to move to fee reduction.

Although the company released a statement yesterday stating that the average hourly wage, based on the new calculation method, is increased by 5.2% compared to March 2022 and reaches 8.40 euros, distributors characterize it “communicative trick”. Also, average hourly pay is completely subjective as it depends on a number of factors, such as how many orders a distributor can or wants to process. As emphasized employees who spoke to “K”, to have a lot of evidence that the active partner did not receive a single order within an hour. It is noted that Wolt both in the announcement published yesterday and in the message that “Daily” with your representative (ss daily” tried to contact the managing director of Wolt in Greece, but to no avail) evades providing information about the amount of commission for the order. This was announced by a representative of Wolt in “Daily”, in the period 2020-2022, the average charge per hour was 7.98 euros, and the charge per order was determined depending on the time, day and distance of pickup and delivery. New elements that have been added to the remuneration calculation include the complexity of the approach, the absence of offers from other distributors, and… elevation such as featured in the “Daily”.

Distributors, for their part, claim that with the new calculation model, there is not an increase, but a decrease in the minimum commission per order by 40% compared to last year. As they point out, the minimum charge/order is now €1.36 and the mileage allowance is €0.20-0.30 from €2.10/order last year and the mileage allowance is €0.60.

In a statement released by the Association of Self Employed Food Distributors of Attica (SAD) after yesterday’s meeting of representatives with Wolt management, it is reported that the company has not committed to a minimum wage, a minimum number of orders per hour, or a specific compensation for mileage. “He verbally promised, without going into details, that he would gradually reduce the number of accounts assigned to managers and replace them with freelancers. Also verbally and if it is proved that the administrator does not comply with labor laws, a fine will be imposed in the form of limiting the number of accounts assigned to them, ”the SADTA statement says.

Following this development, distributors believe that going to the Organization for Mediation and Arbitration (OMED) is the only way out.

At the same time, it is disappointing that the company has yet to release its financial results for 2021 and the deadline is January 4, 2023. Wolt was suspended by GEMI because the company had not completed the necessary registrations and had it explained to the competent authority the reasons why its registration could not be suspended. However, yesterday a company representative supported speaking with “Kathimerini” that the results will be published soon, but without a response about the reasons for the delay.