Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wage of $21 per hour

Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by perpetualpatzer on Thursday August 29, 2019 @04:14PM (#20833174)

I understood the article to say the policy is specifically $21/hr while on a trip. Is their any publically available data about how much time Uber drivers spend waiting to be assigned a ride?

The fully loaded rate is potentially much lower.

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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by kart23 on Thursday August 29, 2019 @05:43PM (#20834004)

Yeah, this isnt a minimum wage because they're not even getting paid a wage. They're getting a slice of each customers payment, and if uber really cares about their drivers, they would call for a minimum percentage that drivers receive.

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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by drstewart on Thursday August 29, 2019 @06:58PM (#20834529)

If they're classified as employees, why should they get a percentage? Cashiers don't get a percentage of the total sale at a retail job.

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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by kart23 on Monday September 02, 2019 @04:38AM (#20857636)

Im not saying they're gonna be classified as employees. Being classified as employees would make ridesharing horribly unprofitable.

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