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To implement the changes in pay rate, restaurant delivery apps will also have the flexibility on how they want to pay the delivery workers. Credit: Matheus Bardemaker on Unsplash. The New York City (NYC) government in the US has The announcement was made on 11 June by the city’s Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga. Initially, the pay rate will be $17.96 per hour with effect from 12 July. This will then increase to $19.96 per hour from 1 April 2025. The wages are also subject to annual changes based on inflation. Adams said: “Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them. “This new minimum pay rate, up by almost $13.00/hour, will guarantee these workers and their families can earn a living, access greater economic stability and help keep our city’s legendary restaurant industry thriving.” To implement the changes in pay rate, restaurant delivery apps will also have the flexibility on how they want to pay the delivery workers. In a statement, the NYC government said the mobile app companies will also have the option to pay the delivery workers on a per trip basis, per hour basis or develop their own ways to pay the employees, ensuring that the minimum payment is $19.96 on average. As per the NYC government, this minimum rate, which is around $0.30 per minute, excludes tips. The latest announcement comes after the City Council passed a law in 2021, under which D...

An Indiana Senate committee OK'd a bill Thursday that would require food delivery apps like Bill author Rep. Robb Greene, R-Shelbyville, said delivery apps often list restaurants without permission, fulfilling orders without their knowledge. The Senate Commerce and Technology committee voted 10-1 on Greene is a co-founder of "In that time, I saw firsthand how third-delivery parties, like Grubhub or Postmates, exploit our independent Hoosier restaurateurs," Greene said. At the Statehouse: When a restaurant is placed on an app without its consent, Greene told the IndyStar what often happens is they "scrape" basic information and repost old menus. He said this could increase liability issues for restaurants as well with the unknowns associated with delivery drivers. A restaurant would have grounds to sue for damages if it finds a delivery app in violation of this legislation and is not remedied within 72 hours. Clancy's Hospitality co-owner Blake Fogelsong, who owns several restaurants around Indianapolis, told lawmakers the company has had issues with Postmates and Grubhub — platforms they avoid using — posting their menus and delivering their food, despite no agreement with those platforms. "What I like about this bill is that it will actually hammer home taking them and holding them accountable," Fogelsong said. Indiana General Assembly 2023:: Committee members are happy to see a solution for what they all agree is a significant problem. "It's one of the best bills of the ...

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On Wednesday, New York City became the latest city to pass a cap on how much food delivery apps like Grubhub can charge restaurants for deliveries. Mark Lennihan/AP For an idea of why independent restaurants have long complained about food delivery apps, just ask Bathwal relied on a handful of food apps to supplement his dining-in purchases, despite hefty commissions the apps tack on to every sale; he used Grubhub-owned Seamless, Uber Eats, Postmates and other food-ferrying services. If someone ordered two kati rolls for about $12, the apps took a hefty chunk of that sale: roughly a 17% commission on top of a fee for delivering the food to someone's door. In the end, Bathwal said, that kati roll purchased on the delivery app would net his restaurant about $7. App commissions were more manageable when it represented a smaller segment of overall revenue. But the pandemic changed that. "That's the only game right now. There's no other way for people to get business because of the lockdown," Bathwal says. "If it starts becoming 30%, 40%, 50% of your business, it is not incremental business — it is your business." He expects food delivery apps to represent a sizable portion of his sales when he can restart his business, but he is not yet sure whether he will be able to make the numbers work out. In a bid to help struggling restaurants, cities from On Wednesday, New York became the latest city Councilman Mark Gjonaj, who sponsored the bill, said the food delivery apps have place...

To implement the changes in pay rate, restaurant delivery apps will also have the flexibility on how they want to pay the delivery workers. Credit: Matheus Bardemaker on Unsplash. The New York City (NYC) government in the US has The announcement was made on 11 June by the city’s Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga. Initially, the pay rate will be $17.96 per hour with effect from 12 July. This will then increase to $19.96 per hour from 1 April 2025. The wages are also subject to annual changes based on inflation. Adams said: “Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them. “This new minimum pay rate, up by almost $13.00/hour, will guarantee these workers and their families can earn a living, access greater economic stability and help keep our city’s legendary restaurant industry thriving.” To implement the changes in pay rate, restaurant delivery apps will also have the flexibility on how they want to pay the delivery workers. In a statement, the NYC government said the mobile app companies will also have the option to pay the delivery workers on a per trip basis, per hour basis or develop their own ways to pay the employees, ensuring that the minimum payment is $19.96 on average. As per the NYC government, this minimum rate, which is around $0.30 per minute, excludes tips. The latest announcement comes after the City Council passed a law in 2021, under which D...

A unidentified food delivery messenger is seen in Manhattan. The timeline is still unclear, but under the new structure, such workers will eventually earn $19.96 an hour compared to the current average of $7.09 an hour. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/TNS) Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/TNS There’s a pay raise on the menu for New York City food delivery workers. Mayor Adams and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Vilda Vera were on Sunday expected to announce a new minimum pay rate structure for app-based restaurant delivery workers. The timeline is still unclear, but under the new structure, the workers will eventually earn $19.96 an hour compared to the current average of $7.09 an hour. Unlike most food deliveries which come on time, the new rate structure was behind schedule. Under a bill passed by the City Council, the city was supposed to have implemented the pay structure by Jan. 1 for workers using apps such as DoorDash, GrubHub and Uber Eats. City Comptroller Brad Lander reminded officials three months ago that “Every day of delay is money lost for delivery workers who have long deserved a raise,” Lander said in a letter to Vera in March. “App-based delivery workers risked their lives through the pandemic to provide food to New Yorkers, enabling people to remain in their homes during the height of the Covid-19 outbreak in New York City. They continue to provide food and other goods to New Yorkers every day, amidst extreme weather and...

On Wednesday, New York City became the latest city to pass a cap on how much food delivery apps like Grubhub can charge restaurants for deliveries. Mark Lennihan/AP For an idea of why independent restaurants have long complained about food delivery apps, just ask Bathwal relied on a handful of food apps to supplement his dining-in purchases, despite hefty commissions the apps tack on to every sale; he used Grubhub-owned Seamless, Uber Eats, Postmates and other food-ferrying services. If someone ordered two kati rolls for about $12, the apps took a hefty chunk of that sale: roughly a 17% commission on top of a fee for delivering the food to someone's door. In the end, Bathwal said, that kati roll purchased on the delivery app would net his restaurant about $7. App commissions were more manageable when it represented a smaller segment of overall revenue. But the pandemic changed that. "That's the only game right now. There's no other way for people to get business because of the lockdown," Bathwal says. "If it starts becoming 30%, 40%, 50% of your business, it is not incremental business — it is your business." He expects food delivery apps to represent a sizable portion of his sales when he can restart his business, but he is not yet sure whether he will be able to make the numbers work out. In a bid to help struggling restaurants, cities from On Wednesday, New York became the latest city Councilman Mark Gjonaj, who sponsored the bill, said the food delivery apps have place...

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An Indiana Senate committee OK'd a bill Thursday that would require food delivery apps like Bill author Rep. Robb Greene, R-Shelbyville, said delivery apps often list restaurants without permission, fulfilling orders without their knowledge. The Senate Commerce and Technology committee voted 10-1 on Greene is a co-founder of "In that time, I saw firsthand how third-delivery parties, like Grubhub or Postmates, exploit our independent Hoosier restaurateurs," Greene said. At the Statehouse: When a restaurant is placed on an app without its consent, Greene told the IndyStar what often happens is they "scrape" basic information and repost old menus. He said this could increase liability issues for restaurants as well with the unknowns associated with delivery drivers. A restaurant would have grounds to sue for damages if it finds a delivery app in violation of this legislation and is not remedied within 72 hours. Clancy's Hospitality co-owner Blake Fogelsong, who owns several restaurants around Indianapolis, told lawmakers the company has had issues with Postmates and Grubhub — platforms they avoid using — posting their menus and delivering their food, despite no agreement with those platforms. "What I like about this bill is that it will actually hammer home taking them and holding them accountable," Fogelsong said. Indiana General Assembly 2023:: Committee members are happy to see a solution for what they all agree is a significant problem. "It's one of the best bills of the ...