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Uber Eats undercover: Delivering your food for $1.74 an hour (www.thestar.com)
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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 65 points 1 month ago (8 children)

For drivers, the results are unpredictable and too often unfair. Data obtained by the Star shows Uber Eats’ platform can offer two food couriers different wages for the exact same trip.

Labour advocates charge that the app collects data on driver behaviour and can use it to decide who it can pay at a lower rate, allowing the company to pocket the difference and boost its revenue. This concept is widely referred to as algorithmic wage discrimination.

Wild

[–] veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Time to change your name from Patel to Smith

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