Re:Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court...
by vidarh on Friday February 19, 2021 @07:16AM
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> Some platforms allow you to only use them for handling online order taking and payments (Just Eat?)
Deliveroo allows this too, but frankly I'd happily pay a premium to have those restaurants deliver using Deliveroo rather than themselves, as when it's the restaurant themselves you lose visibility of how far along the delivery is in the app. As a result, for restaurants that deliver themselves that will count against them when I consider where I want to order from.
That's not my impression, but the pandemic has had a radical effect.
> I wonder if there's a way of providing the benefits of these services without handing control over to that middleman.
There is but again this has a cost and if you're an independent restaurant it may make more sense to outsource all of this by using a platform. Some platforms allow you to only use them for handling online order taking and payments (Just Eat?) if you think handling delivery in-house makes sense (but I think it often does not).