Understanding Grubhub

How does Grubhub pay work? We look at the Grubhub pay model and how pay is calculated. We also examine factors that go into what a delivery driver can expect to earn.

We take a look at whether delivering for Grubhub makes sense for independent contractors.

I provide my thoughts on what it's like delivering for Grubhub as an independent contractor.

I look at patterns in base pay along with customer tips, showing that Grubhub was using the tip amount to determine what base pay should be.

We look at how Grubhub uses distance to calculate base pay, and whether that's considered a reimbursement for tax purposes.

We look at how taxes work for Grubhub delivery contractors.

Written at a time that Grubhub did not include mileage in their delivery offer screen. We look at what you can do when you don't know how far the delivery will take you.

I looked at how Grubhub changed their suggested tip policy in California after Proposition 22 went into effect.

We look at Grubhub's new violation policy and what that means for independent contractors delivering for Grubhub.

When Grubhub was sold to Just Eat Takeway, we looked at the new owner of Grubhub to try to understand what to expect.

We speculated on what the new merger between Grubhub and Just Eat Takeway would mean for Grubhub independent contractors

Just Eat Takeaway revealed they were trying to spin off their Grubhub division. We look at why that would happen and how Grubhub has fallen from king of the delivery world to also-ran.

We looked at why delivery fees were falling with Grubhub and address accusations that they were stealing tips.