> To make the minimum national wage we have to make at least four deliveries, which is not as easy as it seems.
On what timeline? Per hour? Per day?
> Delivery Job UK claimed its delivery riders were braving the "cold, rain and absurd distances" for deliveries paying "ridiculous values", ranging from £2.80 to £3.15.
On what distance? "Absurd" is not a quantity.
> ...striking Deliveroo riders wanted an increase to a minimum of £5.
Per delivery? Per hour? Per kilometer? Per mile?
> On a Friday night you could make £100 over 4-5 hours, now that's gone
First data point that actually makes some sense. But what do they make now? Why leave an obvious question unanswered and hanging?
> With a minimum fee of £2.80, most might only be making three orders an hour, and then they have to subtract their costs too. Some are making £7 an hour, which in London is barely liveable
Ah, finally!
Why do news organizations do this?