Uber Eats Introduces Minimum Earnings Guarantee for Deliverers in France
A new initiative will ensure independent deliverers receive a minimum of three euros per delivery within the French market.
Uber Eats has announced plans to implement a guaranteed minimum earnings policy for its independent deliverers in France, setting the minimum at three euros per delivery.
This initiative, which marks a first in the French delivery sector, was disclosed on May 7, 2025.
According to the company, nearly 70% of the 65,000 independent deliverers currently working with Uber Eats would benefit from this new measure, as many of their deliveries do not currently meet this minimum threshold.
Bastien Pahus, the General Manager of Uber Eats for France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, highlighted that prior to this announcement, the minimum payment per delivery had been set at 2.85 euros.
Fabian Tosolini from the major sector union Union-Indépendants remarked that Uber Eats had not guaranteed a minimum payment until now and could previously adjust delivery prices unilaterally.
Pahus described the introduction of a guaranteed minimum payment as a 'first step' toward addressing the complex issues surrounding the compensation of independent deliverers.
Recent statistics published by the sector regulatory authority (Arpe) illustrate a significant decline in the earnings of deliverers from 2021 to 2024, taking inflation into account.
The reports indicate a gross hourly rate drop of 34.2% for Uber Eats deliverers, 26.6% for Stuart, and 22.7% for Deliveroo during this period.
Tosolini acknowledged that while Uber Eats is the only platform taking steps to improve deliverer compensation, he considered the new measure 'absolutely not satisfactory.' In addition to the minimum earnings guarantee, Uber Eats announced a series of other initiatives, amounting to a total investment of two million euros.
These initiatives include a reduction in the monthly rental price for electric bicycles from 140 euros to 70 euros, through a partnership with Zoomo.
Additionally, a group of restaurants in Paris will provide deliverers with safety equipment kits, which will include helmets, bike lights, armbands, and high-visibility vests.
These participating restaurants have agreed to allow deliverers access to their restrooms.
Furthermore, Uber Eats will finance professional training for a select number of deliverers in areas such as transport and logistics, catering, and personal services, as stated by Pahus.
This initiative, which marks a first in the French delivery sector, was disclosed on May 7, 2025.
According to the company, nearly 70% of the 65,000 independent deliverers currently working with Uber Eats would benefit from this new measure, as many of their deliveries do not currently meet this minimum threshold.
Bastien Pahus, the General Manager of Uber Eats for France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, highlighted that prior to this announcement, the minimum payment per delivery had been set at 2.85 euros.
Fabian Tosolini from the major sector union Union-Indépendants remarked that Uber Eats had not guaranteed a minimum payment until now and could previously adjust delivery prices unilaterally.
Pahus described the introduction of a guaranteed minimum payment as a 'first step' toward addressing the complex issues surrounding the compensation of independent deliverers.
Recent statistics published by the sector regulatory authority (Arpe) illustrate a significant decline in the earnings of deliverers from 2021 to 2024, taking inflation into account.
The reports indicate a gross hourly rate drop of 34.2% for Uber Eats deliverers, 26.6% for Stuart, and 22.7% for Deliveroo during this period.
Tosolini acknowledged that while Uber Eats is the only platform taking steps to improve deliverer compensation, he considered the new measure 'absolutely not satisfactory.' In addition to the minimum earnings guarantee, Uber Eats announced a series of other initiatives, amounting to a total investment of two million euros.
These initiatives include a reduction in the monthly rental price for electric bicycles from 140 euros to 70 euros, through a partnership with Zoomo.
Additionally, a group of restaurants in Paris will provide deliverers with safety equipment kits, which will include helmets, bike lights, armbands, and high-visibility vests.
These participating restaurants have agreed to allow deliverers access to their restrooms.
Furthermore, Uber Eats will finance professional training for a select number of deliverers in areas such as transport and logistics, catering, and personal services, as stated by Pahus.
