How are drivers paid? By the hour; are they getting docked for down time waiting for orders?
How are drivers paid? By the hour; are they getting docked for down time waiting for orders?
Your assumption is completely wrong. On-demand delivery drivers are not getting paid by the hour. They put the amount delivery drivers get paid into something that is recognizable which is an hourly wage. That wage is averaged. Drivers only get paid for the delivery portion This doesn’t count the drive to the restaurant and the wait. The clock doesn’t start ticking until the food, bagged, in the driver’s hands and s/he starts their delivery run. So the longer the wait the less time the driver makes per hour. Once the delivery is made, the clock stops and once again the driver waits for the next order to be picked up and the process is repeated. In reality, the driver usually gets paid by the time it takes to make the delivery, the mileage and a base rate. The company with the app takes a good chunk out of that for the use of the app. The driver gets what is left.
On demand delivery service is not like a pizza delivery where those drivers get paid by the hour plus tips. I refuse to do UBER Eats because of this. I tried it once. Had a 17 minute, unpaid, drive to the specific restaurant, McDonalds. Waited 45 minutes, unpaid, for the food. Put into the phone the food was picked up and delivered it. I got paid 3.45 for that delivery and no tip. No I did not steal a french fry.
Ignorance is bliss sometimes, but stupidity will never be curable.
How are drivers paid? By the hour; are they getting docked for down time waiting for orders?
Your assumption is completely wrong. On-demand delivery drivers are not getting paid by the hour. They put the amount delivery drivers get paid into something that is comparable which is an hourly wage. That wage is averaged. Drivers only get paid for the delivery portion This doesn’t count the drive to the restaurant and the wait at the restaurant. Don’t forget the wait between the requests for delivery. Sometimes there is none and other times it could be an hour or longer. Just depends on the market and time of day.
The clock doesn’t start ticking until the food, bagged, in the driver’s hands and s/he starts their delivery run. So the longer the wait the less time the driver makes per hour. Once the delivery is made, the clock stops and once again the driver waits for the next order to be picked up and the process is repeated. In reality, the driver usually gets paid by the time it takes to make the delivery, the mileage and a base rate. The company with the app takes a good chunk out of that for the use of the app. The driver gets what is left.
On demand delivery service is not like a pizza delivery where those drivers get paid by the hour plus tips. I refuse to do UBER Eats because of this. I tried it once. Had a 17 minute, unpaid, drive to the specific restaurant, McDonalds. Waited 45 minutes, unpaid, for the food. Put into the phone the food was picked up and delivered it. I got paid 3.45 for that delivery and no tip. No I did not steal a french fry.
Ignorance is bliss sometimes, but stupidity will never be curable.