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By Jessica Formoso and edited by Amanda Geffner
NEW YORK CITY – NYC Councilman Shaun Abreu is proposing a bill that will make it easier to tip deliveristas on food delivery apps. It’s a two-measure bill:
- To allow app users to tip at checkout
- To set a minimum gratuity of 10% of an order’s total
It was supposed to be a big win for delivery workers in New York City, but a new law requires that they be paid a certain wage.
This has come with some unintended consequences, including one of them being that they earn fewer tips.
As of last week, app-based food delivery workers are getting $19.56 an hour. The pay increase was a big win for “deliveristas”, the delivery men and women who have been pushing for higher wages, but with the bump in pay came a reduction in tips.
“When the minimum wages went into effect, the tipping options were removed at checkout. And you have apps like DoorDash and Uber where tipping is only allowed after the meal is done. And we see that first as a disincentive and discouraging people from tipping,” Abreu said.
“What we’re calling for is transparency and tipping, so that before you place your order, the consumer has the option to tip. It’s not a requirement to tip, and people can exercise their choice as consumers, and this comes at no cost to employers,” he said.