A young woman shared a breakdown of the salaries of Checkers Sixty60 drivers on her TikTok platform last week. After highlighting the minimal earnings, she urged consumers to urgently begin tipping the drivers as much as they can afford to,Some drivers are required to rent their own bikes for transportation, which costs another R1600.EDIT these numbers are from Daily Investor, among others. Comments have pointed out that drivers say otherwise.
One user commented ‘no guys let’s stop putting the onus on the public and start putting it onto the companies! Why can’t they pay their drivers a livable wage? I already pay taxes and tip about 50 people a day. Enough!’replied, stating ‘you’re right and it’s not your problem. I’m just saying IF you can afford to tip them nicely knowing they’re underpaid, it’s a good thing to do.’