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[-] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago

Starting Sept. 3, anyone who accepts work through these and other gig-based apps, such as ride-hailing and delivery services, must receive $20.88 an hour from the time they accept an assignment to the time it is completed, the province says

The $20.88 figure is 20 per cent higher than B.C.'s minimum wage of $17.40 an hour in order to address the gaps between gigs, the government says. Like the minimum wage, it will be adjusted annually to keep up with inflation.

So, yea, doesnt sound like it includes operating expenses, but thats why its higher than just minimum.

[-] rdyoung@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

And if you look closer at the verbiage and the way they are known to operate, you are highly likely to be "on the clock" for 50 but only paid for 40. Then deduct standard taxes from that and you end up with way less than if you had been smart about things and they paid fairly per mile, etc.

Considering how clueless the lawmakers are here in the states about this stuff (despite best of intentions), I wouldn't expect this arrangement to be any better than being free to cherry pick the best offers, best times to work, etc. The beauty of being IC is being able to say fuck that, not doing that one. What I fear about this is that the gig workers will have to accept bullshit offers to keep their metrics in the right zone so they don't get "fired".

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

You are away this article is about the Canadian province of British Columbia?

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