Two Pizza Hut operators in California are eliminating their in-house delivery services at hundreds of stores, resulting in more than 1,200 driver layoffs, according to federal-employment notices reviewed by Business Insider. The layoffs, effective throughout February, affect Pizza Hut delivery drivers across California, including at Sacramento, Palm Springs, and Los Angeles locations. The Pizza Hut franchisees are …
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Pizza Hut franchises in California laying off 2,000 drivers in 2024
At least 2,000 Pizza Hut workers in Southern California are facing layoffs next year when a new law increasing the fast-food minimum wage in California goes into effect in April. A company franchise is set to lay off more than 1,200 delivery drivers in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties in the coming year, ahead of a …
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‘I can wait’: Uber Eats drivers get paid by the minute now. Here’s how it’s affecting your food delivery
Food delivery drivers are known to weave through traffic, sometimes breaking traffic laws and putting themselves in harm’s way, to deliver food quickly so as not to get penalized by the apps. This recently passed New York City rule says drivers must get paid by the minute. Here’s how it’s affecting your food delivery. While …
Food delivery workers face reduced hours and tips after NYC’s minimum wage hike: report
Food delivery workers are facing reduced hours and tips as apps like UberEats look to offset costs from New York City’s recently enacted increase to their minimum wage, according to a report. Since the new $17.96 an hour minimum went into effect Dec. 4, delivery drivers for DoorDash, Grubhub and UberEats have seen their overall …
The end of ‘tipflation’? DoorDash and UberEats REMOVE prompts for gratuity in New York after city hiked minimum wage for drivers to $17.96 an hour
Food delivery giants UberEats and DoorDash are no longer pressurising customers in New York City to add tips – thanks to new minumum wage laws in the Big Apple. New minimum wage rates – up from $7.09 an hour to $17.96 – mean drivers in the city are now less reliant on gratuities. The rate will rise …
Uber Eats, DoorDash remove tipping during checkout for NYC customers
Judge delays food delivery worker pay raise New York City was ordered by a judge to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for app-based food delivery workers. (From July 2023) NEW YORK – Food delivery platforms Uber Eats and DoorDash announced Monday that New York City customers will no longer be prompted to tip delivery drivers during checkout. This change comes …
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What the Hell Is Happening With Food Delivery Apps in New York?
A new rule regarding the minimum wage for app food delivery workers in New York City has led to DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber all filing lawsuits against the city. You know, just in case you thought ordering dinner was a simple, straightforward transaction. The new NYC law, which passed in June and was initially scheduled to take effect July 12 (more …
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EatStreet to lay off drivers as it switches to third-party delivery services
Madison-based online food ordering and delivery service EatStreet Inc. will lay off 26 Wisconsin delivery drivers as it begins contracting drivers from third parties instead of employing them directly. The layoffs will begin around Aug. 21, according to information EatStreet filed with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development earlier this month. more
Sudden new fees charged to millions of Americans by Big Tech vendor Toast spark congressional query
Congressional leaders will be demanding answers from a powerful Big Tech titan that is subjecting millions of American diners to surprising new fees — without the consent or control of the restaurant owners who are providing the food service. The federal reaction comes after a FOX Business exclusive report on Tuesday about the outrage caused by a …
DoorDash Tests Gig-Economy Model With New Hourly Wage Option
A rare move by DoorDash Inc. to offer hourly pay could make its drivers look more like employees under federal labor laws, according to employment attorneys, potentially prompting fresh legal questions about the independent contractor model’s use in the gig-economy. Tech companies that dominate the app-based industry, including DoorDash, classify the workers that provide their services as independent contractors, …
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