Stories of low pay, high costs abound Broke and burnt-out Uber drivers, Door-dashers and other gig workers are taking to YouTube in recent months, complaining of long hours, high costs and low pay. “You’re working way into the evening, Saturdays
Read MoreStudy reveals Instacart’s experiments led to shoppers being charged significantly different prices On January 8th, New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to online grocery shopping platform Instacart demanding more information about its use of algorithmic pricing and price-setting experiments
Read MoreDeveloper for food delivery app spills the beans In a drunken New Year’s rant, an application developer for a grocerty delivery firm appears to have confirmed every delivery driver’s worst nightmare. Corporations labelling some drivers as “High Desperation” send these
Read MoreCity Hall Watcher Matt Elliott reports that staff have written a report letting the committee know that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation has given the green light to a self-driving car project that’ll soon take the streets on the west side of
Read MoreUsed customers’ tips to offset base pay NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on February 24 a $16.75 million settlement with delivery platform DoorDash for misleading both consumers and delivery workers (known as “Dashers”) by using tips
Read MoreOttawa’s reminder on distracted driving gets clarification from police Uber drivers are expected to obey distracted driving laws, the City of Ottawa says. On February 3, Ottawa distributed an email headed “Feature Story” providing fairly exhaustive information on Ontario’s distracted
Read MoreDelivery workers “very distressed” over recommendation Risk of fire on public transit vehicles means the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will consider prohibiting lithium battery electric scooters on TTC vehicles during the winter months at its Tuesday, October 29 meeting. Gig
Read MoreSurge pricing sneaking into more consumer purchases Would you pay more for an Uber if your phone battery was at 5 per cent power and you feared being stranded when it died? Would you cough up more money for concert
Read MoreTheft of workers’ tips being acknowledged? Following Ontario’s lead, the government of British Colombia is changing the definition of the term “minimum wage.” On June 12, BC released proposed legislation which, like Ontario’s law, divides a worker’s time into “engaged
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