by dankeelan | Feb 20, 2024 | Delivery, Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
Delivering for Uber Eats and DoorDash as a gig worker got less lucrative last year, according to a new study. Uber Eats drivers saw the biggest decline in gross earnings at 15.4%, according to a study from Gridwise Analytics, which gathers data on...
by dankeelan | Jun 14, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers, Technology
As gasoline prices across the country continue to climb — now at an average of more than $5 per gallon per AAA — a Pittsburgh-based startup announced a revamping of its gas incentive program that is available to users of its platform across the country....
by dankeelan | Jun 14, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers, Legislation
Massachusetts’ top court on Tuesday blocked a bid to ask voters whether app-based ride-share and delivery drivers should be treated as independent contractors rather than employees, in The court said a ballot question that a coalition of app-based service...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers
A 1994 movie called “It Could Happen To You” depicted a true story: Instead of giving a waitress a cash tip, a police officer told her he had purchased a lottery ticket and promised to split the proceeds with her if he won. He won $6 million, gave her $3 million and...
by dankeelan | Feb 1, 2022 | Delivery, Featured, Gig Workers
A COVID-assistance policy at DoorDash Inc is frustrating some couriers who told Reuters the food-delivery company sidelined them for as long as a month while infections caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus flared, costing them much needed income. DoorDash...
by dankeelan | Jan 25, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers, India
Online grocer BigBasket is looking at gig work in a big way for the roles of delivery personnel because the model works well in blue-collar jobs where it is easy to establish a direct link between output and payout, according to HR Head TN Hari. More than 95 per...
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