An interesting take: the government is proposing minimum wage standards for gig workers. The paper went with 'Now you might have to pay up to $15 to get fast food delivered'.
it's been shown time and time again that labor cost increases alone do not affect the cost of fast food that much.. it's stacking incessant corporate greed on top of wage increases and other 'excuses' that jacks the end price up by ridiculous amounts.
Source?
i used to work in fast food management, food cost and labour cost used to run at about 30% each on average.
if labour cost went up 10% suddenly (yeah right), the businesses total expenses would have increased by a massive 3%. So you're $12 big mac meal would need to rise to $12.36 to keep up with the increased cost.
When was the last time any of us saw such a small increase in anything when it goes up? And when was that due to increased labour?
if labour cost went up 10% suddenly (yeah right)
Uber is saying the cost will go up by 85%...
They're probably full of shit - but I'd expect it to be more than 10%... Labor isn't raising the cost of labour, they are improving worker rights. For example ordinary casual workers often have a minimum pay of 4 hours work.
You can give someone a 20 minute shift if you want, but you better pay them 4 hours for that day... otherwise the manager could spend the next five years in jail for wage theft.
I have't read through the proposed changes, but if they bring that to the gig economy... it won't be possible to pay a worker $6 to deliver a burger. You'll likely have to pay the worker at least a hundred bucks or so, and it's up to the business to figure out how to give the worker at least half a day of jobs back to back.
nah it can easily be done. the question is how much of a hit does the backend need to cop. when a delivery charge is $10 for example and the driver gets $4 of that, something is wrong.
If they claim that increasing Gig economy wages to minimum wage increases costs by 85%, they have just admitted that their business model is seriously flawed.
Anyone who has money invested in these corporate leeches needs to cut their losses and cash out ASAP.
Old people always ask: are your legs broken?
It's takeaway. You go there, and you take it away. Want a butler, then pay the wages!
How the fuck am I meant to have the money to hire a butler, when I can't even save up enough to buy my third house?!
Not everyone has enough disposable income to buy more than two properties, have some perspective!
How dare companies be made to demonstrate their businesses viability by paying an actual wage! /s
I expect nothing less than this hack story from The Stokes Post.
Well yeah, you always have to pay more to have it delivered. That's why most people usually go get it themselves. That's kind of the point of fast food isn't it? Am I missing something here?
That’s an excellent rebuttal. We need more of this twist the narrative back on itself, with their own logic.
If you use Uber Eats or their equivalents you deserve to pay through the teeth. They have been fucking restaurants and their drivers/riders for years, only right they now fuck the customers.
Plenty of food options delivered already using their own staff who, for the most part, were covered under existing labour laws. You honestly need cold McDonalds delivered to your house on a rainy night by a guy on a pushbike who is getting paid fuck all?
If you support these companies it means supporting their abhorrent labour practices, in which case I hope you tear up your own employment contract and ask your boss to cut your wages and move your desk outside. We didn't get where we are today by being individualistic little shits, it was workers united in Unions that won us the rights we enjoy, and with those rights comes the responsibility not to sit and watch other workers get fucked but rather rather standup and support them.
I am 100% fine with paying more for my food to be delivered if it means these workers get better rights. Solidarity forever.
I tried a few food delivery mobs a couple of times, they were consistently shit at actually doing the thing they say they do, and they were expensive.
So now if I want delivery, I find a local food joint that delivers the food themselves. If the place I want doesn't deliver , I get off my fat arse and get it myself. I find that also helps me decide if I really want it or not.
Definitely not biased
I didn't realize with all the extra fees they add I wasn't already paying that.
Here is the actual article, but it's pay-walled.
Edit: Non-paywalled link.
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