"DoorDash imposing new fees in B.C. to off-set higher gig-worker wages", 1st October 2024

Food-delivery giant DoorDash... is immediately imposing new fees on orders in B.C. to compensate for the B.C. government in June imposing a new higher minimum-wage structure for gig workers.

As of Sept. 3, gig-workers in B.C. have been earning a $20.88-per-hour minimum wage while making deliveries. They are not paid when they are between deliveries....

...The $20.88-per-hour wage is 20-per-cent higher than the $17.40 minimum wage that other workers in the province get, and it is because much of the gig-workers' shift is unpaid because the worker is waiting around for the next delivery or ride to provide...

...DoorDash said. "This fee will apply in addition to any applicable delivery, service, and expanded range fees. Customers may also see increased service fees for delivery orders."...

...The B.C. government last year announced its intention to impose the new tier of minimum wage for gig workers. The government then passed Bill 48 to codify the change. It also changed the Workers Compensation Act and the Employment Standards Act to prohibit companies such as DoorDash and Uber Eats from withholding tips and to require that the drivers be covered by workers' compensation...