Near Pike Place market on Thursday, about a dozen people rallied in support of the law, which impacts an estimated 40,000 gig workers in Seattle.
requires delivery apps to pay drivers a per-mile fee and per-minute fee in order to get them roughly equal to Seattle’s minimum wage, which is now $19.97 per hour. DoorDash estimated it requires the company to pay at least $26.40, before tips, and additional reimbursement for mileage.
“Restaurants are going to fail because of this ill-advised ordinance,” Gary Lardizabal, a driver since 2016, said. “The city council was specifically told by the gig companies they were going to raise the rates. We’re fed up having a 30% or 40% pay cut.”While the exact amount of the new “operating fee” varies — customers can now expect to pay around $5 extra per order. A DoorDash spokesperson told KIRO Newsradio the new law has cost businesses in Seattle more than $1 million in just two weeks.
“If you read the actual law, it’s about ‘engaged time.’ It is not very likely that I’ll be on one particular job for a full hour to get the 26 bucks ,” she said. “But we’re at least wanting the $26 rate when we actually are working. It’s not counting all the times we’re sitting in a parking lot waiting for a job and getting nothing.”
DoorDash told KIRO Newsradio it does not anticipate the new fees going away anytime soon. The company said anyone frustrated with the change should contact the Seattle City Council. Mayor Bruce Harrell, whoas providing needed support for gig workers, now said it’s too soon to tell the full impact of the ordinance.“Should the data show there have been unintended impacts for workers and small businesses, we are always open to making improvements,” a spokesperson said in the mayor’s office.
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