Uber Technologies (UBER.N) said on Wednesday that it will boost its minimum wage in France as part of a more significant deal with ride-hailing businesses and driver representatives.
Drivers will receive a minimum of 9 euros ($9.85) per trip, up from 7.65 euros, 30 euros per hour, and 1 euro per kilometer.
By May next year, the hourly income guarantee and minimum wage per kilometer will alter, while the revenue per trip salary hike will begin in February. Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that Bolt and Free Now both hiked their minimum salaries.
The EU provisionally approved a plan to provide Uber and Deliveroo (ROO) workers with employment perks this month. App-based delivery workers are mainly independent contractors; therefore, minimum wage regulations do not apply to them.
The proposed gig workers’ rights bill, which the European Parliament and Council must approve, will prevent workers from being wrongly classified as self-employed and “missing out on important labor and social protection rights,” the European Parliament said.
“The package of guarantees we just agreed on proves the strength of sectoral social dialogue in France,” said FFTPR president Yves Weisselberger, who represents ride-hailing companies.
This month, a New York state appeals court maintained the minimum wage rule for app-based delivery workers in New York City, which will rise to almost $20 in April 2025 from $17.96 an hour.
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