Delivering food amid the COVID-19 pandemic comes with many safety and financial concerns, according to student couriers.
Ryerson graduate and UberEats courier Anjali Rawat said she believes services should provide workers with insurance and paid sick leave, especially considering the danger of high traffic for Toronto cyclists.
She also said food delivery services should hike their prices so workers don’t have to rely on tips. “The only reason I make enough money is because of the generosity of the people who use [UberEats],” she said. “If people didn’t pay me tips, I would be making less than minimum wage.”
For first-year business management student Lorien Wong, some of the job’s greatest struggles include dealing with restaurants that don’t prepare food on time and not getting compensation for items stolen on the job.
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