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Skimming Off the Tips: InstaCart Changes Its Tipping and Pay for App Shoppers

Skimming Off the Tips: InstaCart Changes Its Tipping and Pay for App Shoppers

FromThe Bay


Skimming Off the Tips: InstaCart Changes Its Tipping and Pay for App Shoppers

FromThe Bay

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Lots of gig workers earn tips. So, when InstaCart started paying its full-service shoppers and deliverers on a sliding scale based on how many tips they got, the workers were pissed off. They took to Reddit and Facebook to complain and gained the national media's attention. This month, InstaCart changed how it pays its app workers. It's seen as a victory for gig workers that have been trying to get tech companies to be transparent about how they pay so-called contract workers.

Guest: Sam Harnett, tech reporter for KQED
Released:
Feb 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Bay is a local news podcast about what’s really going on here. We’ll show you the messy and resilient culture of this place we call home, with help from Bay Area reporters, community leaders, and neighbors. The show is hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra, and new episodes drop every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning.