Don’t Take Rideshare Companies at Their Word When It Comes to Worker Pay

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Chris Mills Rodrigo is the managing editor of Inequality.org.

The rise of Uber and Lyft to ubiquity over the last decade has been astonishing—over 3 billion trips were taken using the platforms in 2023. Throughout that meteoric expansion to nearly every inch of the globe, the companies have waved away concerns that the drivers keeping the platforms going are being underpaid for their labor.

Can you explain a little more about how gig companies and this study calculate pay differently, especially when it comes to time between trips and expenses?When the gig companies talk about how much drivers earn they usually put out figures for gross pay per hour and they don’t include the time a driver is waiting for a request or returning after dropping off a passenger or delivery. That is work time! It is an essential part of the job. A recent study looked at data from 5.

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