What's going on here? Creative math/accounting?
Ride-hailing drivers in California are taking home about $6.20 an hour under a law that was approved by the state’s voters a couple of years ago, according to a report published Wednesday.
Proposition 22, which is in legal limbo after a court deemed it unconstitutional last year, among other things promised 120% of the state’s minimum wage to gig workers. But according to the report developed by the National Equity Atlas and Rideshare Drivers United, which the groups say is the first driver-led study using directly collected earnings data and working conditions to assess the impact of Prop. 22, the reality falls far short of that promise.
Uber and Lyft drivers net less than $7 an hour after California law passed, driver-led study finds
Report on effects of California's Proposition 22 shows "broken promises" on wages, health care, something the gig companies are pushing back against.www.marketwatch.com
Do they just let anyone be an administrator on this site? You don’t have to have any critical thinking skills at all????? Lucky for you!Of course.
Uber has always used creative/math accounting.
IIRC the law (written by Uber) states that drivers make 120% of minimum wage while on a fare.
No fare, no pay.
Creative accounting is what Uber does best.
Creative math and statistics is what Uber does best as long as they reel in the suckers.I read the article multiple times. The authors are claiming that the employee “benefits” such as unemployment insurance, paid sick time etc are equal to $20.16/hour. Which is incredibly misleading because it assigns a value to benefits that aren’t always used and in most cases can’t be used together. Like you can’t be on unemployment insurance and still have paid sick days. Yes they both have “value” but you can’t add em all up and say that Uber drivers are missing out on $20/hr.
The article actually made a better case for how badly employees are getting ripped off by all these so called “rights” or “benefits”.
Prop 22 | Employee status | |
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Minimum wage | 120% of minimum wage for “engaged” time plus 30 cents per “engaged” mile | Minimum wage for all hours worked, including wait time |
Unemployment insurance | None | Partial weekly wage replacement for up to 26 weeks |
Paid sick time | None | 1 hour paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked |
Health insurance | Partial reimbursement of monthly premiums if over 25 “engaged” hours (82% of premium cost) or over 15 “engaged” hours (41% of premium cost) | Option to contribute to employer-sponsored health insurance premium not to exceed 9.6% of income |
Expense reimbursement | None | Reimbursement for vehicle maintenance, gas, and depreciation costs as well as equipment costs such as cell phones |
Taxes | Drivers pay 15.3% of net earnings in Self Employment taxes | Drivers pay 7.65% of their net earnings in payroll taxes |
Workers' compensation | Provides occupational accident insurance which covers lost work and medical expenses up to $1 million and no other long term benefits | Provides Workers’ Compensation which covers lost work payment for up to 104 weeks, all medical expenses, vocational rehab, and permanent disability |
California Employment Training | No contribution to fund | Employers contribute 0.1% of an employee’s annual income into fund, benefiting all CA workers |
Paid rest time | None | 10 minute paid break every 4 hours worked, including wait time |
Overtime | None | 150% of the minimum wage for hours worked over 8 hours per day, including wait time |
Paid family leave | None | 8 weeks paid family leave for parents and caregivers |