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How Much Do Grubhub Drivers Make? (Driver Pay 2023)

Grubhub delivery drivers are paid delivery by delivery rather than a salary or hourly wage. Grubhub driver pay consists of Grubhub’s base pay, customer tips, and occasional Grubhub driver promotions. As independent contractors, true driver pay for Grubhub is what’s left over after expenses. Does Grubhub pay well? Is it better than other delivery options? …

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Just Eat Takeaway to Sell Grubhub? How the Mighty have Fallen (and why)

Just Eat Takeaway, who purchased Grubhub less than a year ago for $7.3 billion, has announced that they may consider selling off part or all of the Grubhub. What happened here? Did Jitse Groen (CEO of Just Eat Takeaway) buy a lemon? This is an expensive case of buyer’s remorse for the Dutch delivery giant. …

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Grubhub’s New 3 Strikes Violation Policy: Crossing the Contractor Control Line.

Grubhub just emailed their drivers to introduce their new contract violation policy. It’s a sham. Wanna know how I really feel? I will give Grubhub some credit. For years they’ve always done this stealthy passive aggressive control thing with drivers. At least with this new policy, they’re being honest. But have they crossed too far …

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How does Grubhub Just Eat Takeaway Merger closing impact contractors?

The deal is done. On the morning of June 15, Just Eat Takeaway closed their purchase of Grubhub Inc. in an all stock transaction worth $7.3 billion. Grubhub shareholders will receive shares of Just Eat Takeaway as part of the merger agreement. Just Eat Takeaway will have 100% of shares of Grubhub. All regulatory approvals …

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Grubhub new tip policy in California discourages tips to make themselves look like they are charging less

Now that Prop 22 is in play and drivers are being paid a minimum, Grubhub has responded with a new tip policy in California that charges customers extra while telling them they don’t need to tip. Under Prop 22’s new minimums, gig companies have to calculate a minimum pay based on 120% of minimum wage, …

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Why is Grubhub Slashing Delivery Fees? Are they Stealing Tips?

In the middle of a pandemic like this, why is Grubhub slashing delivery fees? Or are they? I have to chuckle a little. I’m not sure I realized just HOW many drivers are pretty new to Grubhub. Not until I saw all the shock and anger when Grubhub started offering deliveries for ONLY $8. Or …

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Grubhub is SOLD! Who is Just Eats Takeaway and how will this change things for Grubhub contractors?

Almost a month after news broke that Uber Eats and Grubhub had been negotiating a takeover deal, a deal has been reached. Grubhub will now be owned by Uber Eats, ummm, Just Eat Takeaway. Wait, what? Who is that? What will this mean for Grubhub contractors? How will things change? What do we know about …

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Uber Eats Offers to Take Over Grubhub. What Would That Mean for Contractors?

News broke within the past hour that Uber Eats is negotiating a take over of Grubhub. (As I write this it’s about 10 AM MST). There aren’t many details right now. I’m not sure there are any details, to be honest. Sources have confirmed to several news outlets that talks are taking place, and that …

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Grubhub says they are “improving how you get orders.” Is it real or just another form of manipulation?

Is Grubhub improving how you get orders? They sent out an email to their drivers promising that they are. If you’ve been delivering for Grubhub long enough this may remind you of another email where they promised “we’re improving how you…” Early last year, they promised to improve how we are paid and ended up …

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Could Grubhub’s Attendance Policy Add to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Issue?

Or Influenza or any other health crisis Does the Grubhub attendance policy have the potential to help spread infectious diseases such as Covid-19 (Cornonavirus)? With the growth of the gig economy, there is already a concern related to whether people who rely heavily on independent contractor income can afford to take time off. Luke McGee …

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Grubhub IS Using Tips to Calculate Delivery Fees, And Here’s Proof.

When Grubhub rolled out their new pay model, they stated that the delivery fee would be determined “based on time and mileage, in addition to the full tip from the diner.” It’s pretty clear they lied. There’s something else going into the calculation of earnings on most deliveries. The pattern is pretty clear and it’s …

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Let’s Just Blame it All on The Cherry Pickers… (a Cherry Pickers Manifesto)

It’s all their fault. Death. Famine. Poverty. War. Justin Bieber…. Blame it all on those evil doers, those villains, those ne’er-do-wells. Cherry pickers. Those nasty, evil, horrible beings who stomp on babies, kick puppies, put pineapple on their pizza and, horror of horrors, reject orders while on delivery. All of our problems with delivery would …

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First Impressions of the New Grubhub Pay Model

Editor’s note: I wrote this about Grubhub’s original pay model update, introduced in March, 2019. Grubhub tweaked their pay model again in late June, 2019. Grubhub created quite a stir in the driver community by notifying drivers of a new pay model. They seem to be taking a page from Doordash as they are not …

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Doordash Has Grubhub in Their Sights, and It Looks Like Grubhub is Getting Nervous.

For the longest time, conventional wisdom was that Uber Eats would be the one to eventually knock Grubhub off their perch as market share leader in the food delivery business, with Doordash and Postmates seemingly left behind to battle for scraps. And yet recent reports like this one and this one show Doordash taking over …

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