JustEat has signed an agreement with the Danish union 3F to cover their 600 food delivery drivers. The pay is set to $21/hr, flexible hours from 8-37h per week, +50-100% overtime pay, pension, sick leave, parental leave, vacation, the works 😍 politiken.dk/ibyen/art80801…
This is an incredible agreement that lays waste to the idea that gig work can't both offer a dignified form of employment and proper pay. It should also serve as a counterexample to the industry spin in the US that we need a 3rd (class) classification of workers.
Delivering food is worthy of proper pay and working conditions. Driving people around is worthy of proper pay and working conditions. ALL FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE WORTHY OF THAT! Putting an app and an algorithm in front does not negate any of it.
Now that @JustEatGroup has taken this monumental step in Denmark, they must do it everywhere. And the likes of @woltapp damn well better follow suit too.
I've been ordering mostly from @woltapp while in Denmark, and sure, you can tip in the app, but what @justeatdk is now offering is so much better. Definitely going to switch in celebration. What a monumental step forward this is.
What's amazing too about this agreement is that @justeatdk are excited about it! They're excited about being able to better retain delivery drivers, excited about setting a better example for the whole industry. Contrast this with the US where mega corps spend $200m to fight it.
Furthermore, @justeatdk is pledging that this is not even going to raise end prices (perhaps because the driver retention benefits will outweigh some of the costs)! But really, even if it did, so be it. Don't run a business if you can't treat your workers right.
What's really cool about this agreement is that it's now a set of standard terms that other delivery companies, like @woltapp, can sign onto without the need for a long negotiation phase. @justeatdk and 3F have together done the heavy lifting.
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