DPP Legislator Fan urges transparency at delivery appsCALL FOR REGULATION: Secretive algorithms determining payments deprive drivers of their right to negotiate their wages, Fan Yun saidBy Wu Su-wei and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, staff writerFood delivery platforms should not use secretive algorithms to set drivers’ wages, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Fan Yun (范雲) and labor rights advocates said yesterday. Foodpanda’s drivers formerly receive NT$60 per delivery, but the firm has changed its policy and cut their nominal pay to about NT$35 to NT$40 per delivery, he said. Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Fan Yun, center, attends a news conference at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Although the platform claims that the algorithm rewards drivers who make more successful deliveries, drivers cannot view their ratings, he said. The platform can alter its algorithm without giving notice, depriving drivers of their right to negotiate wages, Fan said.

Source: Taipei Times October 07, 2021 15:56 UTC