Deliveroo has served up its last supper. What now for the delivery industry?

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'To improve the conditions and pay of these workers is going to require a radical change in terms of how these companies run,' said David Bissell, an associate professor in urban and cultural geography at the University of Melbourne.

Other services are offering employment to affected drivers.Food delivery company Deliveroo's sudden closure of its Australian business has raised concerns among restaurant owners and gig economy drivers about the future of the contactless delivery industry.

"Profitability in many of these companies is, of course, contingent on the low pay, and poor conditions of these workers," he said. But other delivery services operating in Australia have been quick to offer employment to workers who will have lost their jobs from Deliveroo's closure, and say they are committed to improving working conditions for drivers.

“This is a difficult time for Deliveroo's team, partners and riders, however we know there is plenty of opportunity in Australia, too," Ms Burrows said. "We still have never had a clear-cut regulating legislation on how everyone can be kept together and reassure their security," he said. "We'll have to regroup obviously, and the priority for today is to get supply back to customers as quickly as possible," he said.

 

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People will use and be employed by the half dozen other companies.

The exploitation of their workers is foundational to their business model. Offloading cost and responsibilities to 'gig workers' in exchange for meagre pay, etc. They have no business without it. Change, let alone radical change, means death for these companies.

DoorDash support is atrocious, so they'll likely be next to go. jmo

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