Biedronka Faces Over 570 Million PLN Fine for Collusion
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A Biedronka driver couldn't always simply leave for a competitor. The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) exposed the mechanism behind the long-term collusion and imposed fines of over PLN 571 million.
The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has imposed a fine of over half a billion złoty on Biedronka's owner, Jeronimo Martins Polska. Transport companies were also hit with hefty fines. The regulator stated that this was the result of uncovering market collusion, which disadvantaged drivers working for transport companies servicing Biedronka's distribution centers. According to UOKiK, this made it difficult for them to change …
The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) imposed a fine of over PLN 525 million on the owner of the Biedronka chain for coordinating collusion in the labor market. Transport companies and individuals were also fined for restricting drivers' freedom to change employers, according to the UOKiK. PLN 525 million represents approximately one-seventh of Jeronimo Martins Polska's entire net profit last year.
A change of employer could have meant a driver being banned from entering the distribution center for several months. The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) deemed this mechanism part of a collusion. It imposed nearly PLN 572 million in fines on the Biedronka owner and the other participants.
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.
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