On this page:
Uber Eats
Website in South Africa: box02_11
https://www.ubereats.com/za Website_link_national
Website international: box02_12
https://www.ubereats.com Website_link_international
Address: box02_13
67 Manhattan St, Boquinar Industrial Area, Cape Town, 7490 Address_details
Business: box02_14
Food delivery platform Food delivery platform
Terms & conditions in the platform
Employment Status: workers or independent contractors?
The platform treats platform workers as: box03_111
independent contractors {workers/independent contractors}
If independent contractors, does the platform provide a procedure for termination of service agreement: box03_112
Yes {Yes/No}
If workers, does the platform provide a written employment contract: box03_113
No {Yes/No}
Since workers are engaged as independent contractors, there are no employment contracts. However, platform signs "service agreement" with independent contractors. box03_11_comm
Working Hours
The platform limits working hours of independent contractors: box03_121
Yes {Yes/No}
If so, working hours per week are limited to: box03_122
84 Hours {XX HOURS}
Uber limits daily working hours to 12 hours. Since no weekly rest day is provided in the agreement, it is estimated that maximum working hours are 84 hours per week. box03_12_comm
Pay
The platform pays independent contractors based on hours worked: box03_131
No {Yes/No}
The platform pays independent contractors based on gigs performed: box03_132
Yes {Yes/No}
The platform pays independent contractors per week/month/other: box03_133
Unspecified {Week/Month/Unspecified}
None box03_13_comm
Skill requirements
The platform requires a skill certificate for: box03_141
Valid driver’s license {NAME CERTIFICATE_1}
The platform provides a skill certificate for: box03_142
None {NAME CERTIFICATE_1}
The platform requires a skill certificate for: box03_143
None {NAME CERTIFICATE_2}
The platform provides a skill certificate for: box03_144
None {NAME CERTIFICATE_2}
None box03_14_comm
Maternity and Work
The platform provides maternity leave for pregnant independent contractors for at least: box03_151
Unspecified {XX WEEKS/Unspecified}
None box03_15_comm
Health and Safety
The platform provides an insurance in case of independent contractors’ accidents: box03_161
Yes {Yes/No}
The platform follows a policy to train independent contractors on health and safety issues: box03_162
No {Yes/No}
The platform provides for paid sick leave: box03_163
No {Yes/No}
All driver-partners and Uber Eats delivery partners using the Uber App in South Africa are automatically covered with injury insurance from Chubb at no cost to them from 01 August 2018. box03_16_comm
Social Security
The platform provides for an occupational injury benefit: box03_171
No {Yes/No}
The platform provides for pension entitlements: box03_172
No {Yes/No}
The platform provides for cessation of economic activity benefit: box03_173
No {Yes/No}
None box03_17_comm
Fair Treatment and Sexual Harassment
The platform prohibits sexual harassment: box03_181
Yes {Yes/No}
The platform follows a policy of equal pay for equal work: box03_182
Yes {Yes/No}
The platform treats independent contractors equally, without any discrimination: box03_183
Yes {Yes/No}
None box03_18_comm
Right to Organise
The platform allows independent contractors to join trade unions or associations: box03_191
None {Yes/No}
The platform is a signatory in a collective bargaining agreement: box03_192
None {Yes/No}
None box03_19_comm
Employment, pay and working hours at this platform according to the workers
Employment Status
Platform provides a written contract: box04_111
7 % Pct{contract_written=1/contst140}
Working Hours
Platform provides a written contract with working hours: box04_121
16 % Pct{hrscont3=1/hrscont3}
Pay
Platform pays independent contractors for hours worked: box04_131
14 % Pct{contrbas=1/contrbas}
Platform pays independent contractors for gigs worked: box04_132
70 % Pct{contrbas=2/contrbas}
Platform pays independent contractors per month: box04_133
11 % Pct{wageper0_MONTH=1/wageper0_MONTH}
Platform pays independent contractors per week: box04_134
79 % Pct{wageper0_WEEK=1/wageper0_MONTH}
Skill requirements
Platform requires qualifications for doing the job: box04_141
32 % Pct{training_qualifications=1/training_qualifications}
Platform requires a skill certificate: box04_142
4 % Pct{contrac8_diploma=1/training_qualifications}
Platform provides a skill certificate: box04_143
25 % Pct{contrac8_training=1/training_qualifications}
Health and Safety
Platform provides paid sick leave: box04_151
10 % Pct{socsecur_sickleave=1/socsecur_sickleave}
Social Security
Platform has concluded a disability insurance for independent contractors: box04_161
5 % Pct{socsecur_disability=1/socsecur_disability}
Platform contributes to independent contractors' pension entitlements: box04_162
19 % Pct{wagepension=1/wagepension}
Platform contributes to an unemployment fund: box04_163
2 % Pct{socsecur_unemploym=1/socsecur_unemploym}
Right to Organise
independent contractors who are a member of a trade union: box04_171
3 % Pct{memtrad=1/memtrad}
independent contractors who are covered by a collective labour agreement: box04_172
7 % Pct{caofirm1=1/caofirm1}
Do you work for this platform?
Improve the quality of this page by filling out the platform workers survey box05_11
For independent contractors <> box05_12
The workforce
Number of independent contractors in South Africa according to Platform: box06_11
Unknown Nr_workers/contractors_national
Number of independent contractors worldwide according to Platform: box06_12
Unknown Nr_workers/contractors_international
Number of office workers in South Africa according to Platform: box06_13
over 700 000 regular monthly users Nr_office_workers_national
Number of office workers worldwide according to Platform: box06_14
around 10,000 Nr_office_workers_international
Women independent contractors acconding to our survey: box06_15
3 % Pct{PAK_sex=1/(PAK_sex in (1,2))}
independent contractors with permanent contract according to our survey box06_16
7 % Pct{contract_written=1/contract6}
Workers working across multiple platforms according to our survey: box06_17
12 % Pct{platform_nrofjobs=3/platform_nrofjobs}
independent contractors with children according to our survey: box06_18
26 % Pct{chld=1/chld}
Relevant organisations
Trade union: box07_11
None TU1_name_website_tel
Trade union: box07_12
None TU2_name_website_tel
Trade union: box07_13
None TU3_name_website_tel
Trade union: box07_17
None TU4_name_website_tel
Trade union: box07_18
None TU5_name_website_tel
Trade union: box07_19
None TU6_name_website_tel
Facebook: box07_14
Facebook_name_link_company
Uber Eats South Africa Facebook Group Facebook_name_link_riders
Platform workers group: box07_15
None Platformgroup_name_link
Cooperative: box07_16
None Cooperative_name_link
Wages and working conditions
Collective labour agreement: box08_11
None CBA_name_link
Minimum wages in South Africa box08_12
About this platform page
Project: Working for a Platform box09_11
Number of completed questionnaires: 64 box09_12
First data collected: 09 April 2020 box09_13
Last data collected: 02 July 2020 box09_14
Graphs of the survey <> box09_15
About WageIndicator
Project information (English) box10_11
More about Mywage South Africa box10_12
More about WageIndicator box10_13
Have questions? Contact the team box10_15
Disclaimer
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