Uber To Raise Minimum Wage For Drivers In France

 

 

Under a broader salary deal, Uber, a software business that offers ride-hailing services, food delivery, and freight transport, plans to boost the minimum wage for drivers in France.

A broader deal between ride-hailing businesses and driver representatives in France will result in compensation increases for French drivers employed by Uber Technologies, which has operations in around 70 countries and 10,500 cities globally.

The drivers will now receive a minimum salary of 9 euros per journey, according to the corporation, which increased their prior pay of 7.65 euros on Wednesday.

The guaranteed pay for French drivers is one euro per kilometer and thirty euros per hour. By May 2024, the new minimum pay per kilometer will be put into effect. By February of the following year, the revenue per trip salary rise will be put into effect.

Bloomberg News reports that the business will make accommodations for employees who are advocating for improved work-life balance. The decision also affects businesses such as Bolt and FreeNow.

“For years, Uber and Lyft systematically cheated their drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars in pay and benefits while they worked long hours in challenging conditions,” stated former New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

The pay raise occurs one month after the largest wage-theft settlement, in which Uber and Lyft agreed to pay $328 million. Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, declared that the two businesses had illegally denied drivers their earnings. Under the terms of the settlement, Uber agreed to pay $290 million and Lyft agreed to pay $38 million to employees.