With more laws on the books demanding additional pay for gig workers, DoorDash has finally come around to offering some hourly pay for its Dashers, though only when they’re hoofing it to their delivery spot. The food delivery app announced Wednesday that contract delivery drivers can now earn a base hourly pay and still receive “100% of tips” on top of it. “Dashers” can still get paid per offer, but now the app should display a guaranteed minimum amount that they can expect to make per offer before they select the job.
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Dashers are only on the clock from when they select a job until after they drop off their package. A DoorDash spokesperson told Gizmodo the “Earn by Time” feature will only be available in certain markets to start, but it will be available nationwide by the end of the year. It’s unclear whether the fees are specifically meant to account for new minimum wage laws that include gig workers, but the company spokesperson said Earn by Time payments are calculated to offer comparable pay to “Earn Per Offer” deliveries.
Delivery drivers can choose which model they want to use for each job, and DoorDash is still emphasizing its old model. With the new “Dash Along the Way” feature, Dashers can set the app to automatically receive offers from zones they’ve selected as a starting point, meaning there could be less running around overall. And for drivers’ friends and family members hoping to keep tabs on a loved one, Dashers can also share their location in-app...
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