News For The Gig Economy
The gig economy has led to the rise of app-based delivery services and with it, delivery riders crisscrossing cities to deliver food, groceries, and packages. As independent contractors, delivery riders face issues like low pay, lack of benefits, and dangerous working conditions. This article explores the situation of delivery riders - the benefits and drawbacks of gig work, the fight for better rights and pay, innovations in the sector like electric bikes/scooters, as well as perspectives from delivery riders themselves about life working in the growing on-demand delivery sector. Key issues analyzed include pay structure, safety, sustainability, and the future of gig delivery work.
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Uber Eats is shutting down thousands of virtual...
Uber Eats is delisting some of the delivery-only restaurants on its app to help weed out low-quality listings, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The company has confirmed to The Verge that...
Uber Eats is shutting down thousands of virtual...
Uber Eats is delisting some of the delivery-only restaurants on its app to help weed out low-quality listings, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The company has confirmed to The Verge that...
Woman locked on roof hailed as 'genius' after a...
A woman who ended up trapped on the roof of her apartment building was able to think up an ingenious plan to get back down again - all by using...
Woman locked on roof hailed as 'genius' after a...
A woman who ended up trapped on the roof of her apartment building was able to think up an ingenious plan to get back down again - all by using...
Uber Eats driver hit with machete after late de...
A MAN struck a delivery driver on the head with a ‘Rambo knife’ after he was frustrated his takeaway meal had arrived late, a court has heard. Cavner Kelsall, 20,...
Uber Eats driver hit with machete after late de...
A MAN struck a delivery driver on the head with a ‘Rambo knife’ after he was frustrated his takeaway meal had arrived late, a court has heard. Cavner Kelsall, 20,...
French food delivery gig workers to get minimum...
Delivery riders are a common sight on French streets. Major food delivery platforms on Thursday agreed a minimum hourly wage with representatives of French riders, the workers' FNAE union said....
French food delivery gig workers to get minimum...
Delivery riders are a common sight on French streets. Major food delivery platforms on Thursday agreed a minimum hourly wage with representatives of French riders, the workers' FNAE union said....
Tesco, Deliveroo, JD Sports should hike pay in ...
Tesco, Deliveroo, JD Sports should hike pay in line with inflation, say investors including Aviva, L&G Deliveroo, JD Sport and Sainsbury's are among those being targeted A group of...
Tesco, Deliveroo, JD Sports should hike pay in ...
Tesco, Deliveroo, JD Sports should hike pay in line with inflation, say investors including Aviva, L&G Deliveroo, JD Sport and Sainsbury's are among those being targeted A group of...
South Croydon Cyber fraudster caught out on Del...
A Belarussian fraudster bit off more than he could chew when he started ordering his meals from Deliveroo to his flat in South Croydon by using one of his dodgy...
South Croydon Cyber fraudster caught out on Del...
A Belarussian fraudster bit off more than he could chew when he started ordering his meals from Deliveroo to his flat in South Croydon by using one of his dodgy...