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Uber Eats drivers to go on strike over cut delivery fees
“We sent them our grievances and they did call for an immediate meeting with drivers in Gauteng, which last two weeks and they said they were going to work on...
They’ve refused to work over the weekend after they accused the service of lowering the fee paid to drivers per delivery.
Representing the striking drivers, Duane Bernard said the subsidiary of the e-hailing service cut their trip rates without discussions.
They claim they are earning as little as R4 per kilometer for each delivery after the global delivery service recently introduced a more affordable delivery charge structure in South Africa.
As of 6 April, you can get groceries delivered to your door consistent with all hygiene measures and delivery restrictions laid out by government.
Having already dominated Africa’s ride-hailing sector, Uber is trying to conquer the food delivery market by leveraging its massive fleet of drivers in the continent’s most developed economy and tracking popular food choices and destinations.
The move comes at a time when global regulators have stepped up scrutiny of the business practices of global technology titans.
An announcement was finally made on Tuesday morning via the Chicken Licken Twitter account and fans were ecstatic.
The company is reportedly currently in talks with Uber Eats, which already hosts Chicken Licken's biggest rival - KFC.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Sunday several restaurateurs were disgruntled with contract terms they said left them, and not Uber, responsible for late deliveries.
A 30-year-old man died of injuries after a shooting in Atlanta that police believe involved an Uber Eats driver. CNN reports.