Amazon has fought to avoid being designated as a joint employer of its contracted delivery drivers, arguing that the workers are employed by third-party firms. Lawmakers and labor groups have disputed the company's characterization, saying drivers wear Amazon-branded uniforms, drive Amazon-branded va...
Amazon has announced that it’ll be ending its practice of using customer tips to pay its Flex drivers wages, according to an email sent out to drivers on August 21st.
SEATTLE - Amazon will pay nearly $62 million to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission that it took tips from delivery drivers over a two and a half year period. The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that between late 2016 through 2019, the online giant didn’t pass on ti...
Amazonshould be considered a "joint employer" of some of its contracted delivery drivers, a regional director for the National Labor Relations Board said Wednesday. The NLRB was reviewing two unfair labor practice charges filed in January, concerning Amazon's treatment of some drivers at an Atlant...
I get that Amazon is trying to make it very clear that those drivers do not work for Amazon, especially while they’re trying to force the company to negotiate. But it’s kind of bizarre, when you consider that Amazon calls them “Amazon Delivery Drivers” on its own web...
Most drivers earn $18-$25* an hour delivering with Amazon Flex. *Actual earnings will depend on your location, any tips you receive, how long it takes you to complete your deliveries, and other factors. What is Amazon Flex? It’s simple: With the Amazon Flex app, you use your own ve...
Thousands of delivery drivers who work for Amazon third-party contractors are now on strike,The New York Timesreports. The workers are striking after “Amazon’s repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers who organized with the Teamsters,” according toa ...
Asked to respond to these accounts, Amazon’s Amanda Ip told Business Insider, “While it is impossible to characterize a network of thousands of delivery drivers based on anecdotes, we do recognize small businesses sometimes need more support when scaling fast.” Fair enough: 31 peop...
Amazon has partnered with local Delivery Service Partners (DSPs), independent delivery organizations that help Amazon deliver thousands of packages to customers every day. DSP delivery drivers are employed by individual DSPs (not Amazon). Each DSP is independently responsible for the hiring, performanc...
drivers earned would fluctuate based on an internal algorithm, regulators allege. Under this system, the complaint alleges, Amazon could advertise a payment of "$18-$24" for a particular delivery, but if a customer tipped $6, Amazon would only pay the driver $12, for an $18 total ...