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0 pointsbena6y ago0 comments

They don't work for DoorDash however, they're contractors who are agreeing to terms with DoorDash.

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Most people don't really get the contractor/employee split that all these companies take advantage of and even then the word TIP has certain implications. If I tip someone well I expect the worker to get more not for the company employing or contracting them to pay less, I want the money to go to the person not the company.

Even in the US where tips go against wages it's not so bad, generally the first tip or two will cover the difference and workers are probably doing way better than that. Doordash on the other hand applied the same thing to /every/ order.

koolba6y ago

It's going to be a sad day if the argument in court is that the customer is "tipping DoorDash" (and not the actual delivery contractor).

LandoCalrissian6y ago

I don't think that justifies wage theft.

benaOP6y ago

Didn't say it did, but it's a very relevant point in all of these discussions as normal wage law can get tricky when you're involved with contracted services.

DoorDash can claim they aren't paying for the time, but for the service. And how long that service takes is the responsibility of the contractor.

Is it dirty? Very. Does that make it untrue? No.

So the first step in any of these cases is to get these gig economy apps to admit that they're just trying to circumvent wage law by classifying employees as contracted services.

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