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Thousands of UK Deliveroo and Uber Eats drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day
(www.theguardian.com)
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Delivery drivers for food-ordering platforms including Deliveroo and Uber Eats are staging a Valentine’s Day strike to demand better pay and conditions.
App-based delivery drivers are generally classified as self-employed contractors, meaning their employers are not legally obliged to pay them the statutory “national living wage” of £10.42 an hour, due to increase to £11.44 in April.
One of Delivery Job UK’s organisers, who spoke to the Guardian on condition of anonymity, said it was difficult to earn the national living wage – even before costs are taken into account.
The platforms tend to pay a flat-rate minimum a job, plus an additional fee based on distance; but these vary over time and drivers complain it is unclear how they are worked out.
Data from thousands of couriers collected by the app Rodeo, which allows them to compare their earnings across delivery companies, suggested fees were cut in 2022 and 2023, despite high inflation.
Deliveroo has a voluntary agreement with the GMB trade union, which is meant to ensure they are paid at least the national living wage, plus costs, for the time they are on an order.
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