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Takeaway drivers’ real-terms pay per order ‘dropped by up to 13% last year,’ data reveals
Deliveroo riders from the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) in the City of London, as they go on strike in a dispute for fair pay, safety protections and basic workers' rights, in April 2021

TAKEAWAY couriers suffered massive take-home pay cuts of up to 13 per cent last year, according to shocking new data.

The figures, supplied by gig economy app Rodeo today, show that most delivery drivers saw their wages per order drop by an average of 2.5 per cent in 2022 — before a 40-year high of double-digit inflation is factored in. 

Salaries at Deliveroo, Uber Eats, Stuart and Just Eat slumped by between 0.3 and 6.1 per cent, but on a real-terms basis earnings fell by between 8.4 and 13.8 per cent.

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