Biedronka Faces Over 570 Million PLN Fine for Collusion
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More than 570 million PLN in fines for collusion in the labor market. UOKiK considered that Biedronka and the transport companies cooperating with her limited the ability of drivers to change their employer. The network itself is expected to pay more than PLN 525 million.
The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) imposed fines of over PLN 571.9 million on Jeronimo Martins Polska, 29 transport companies, and eight individuals. According to the Office, the carriers were not competing for drivers, and JMP was supposed to coordinate the agreement at Biedronka shopping centers.
But Biedronka received by far the highest fine, exceeding half a billion zlotys.
The CEO of UOKiK imposed more than PLN 570 million in fines on the owner of the Biedronka network and the transport companies cooperating with him for an agreement limiting competition on the labor market.
Jeronimo Martins Polska, owner of the Biedronka chain, has been fined by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) and must pay over PLN 500 million. The reason? Price collusion in the labor market for truck drivers. In addition to the discount, fines were also imposed on dozens of transport companies.
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