Food delivery company practices pose threat to public safety: labor officials
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/10/18
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Taipei City Government on Friday (October 18) fined Uber Eats 
Issues surrounding the status of delivery drivers came to the fore during last week’s Double National Day holiday, when several of the motorcyclists were involved in fatal accidents.
The companies stirred further controversy by claiming there was no employer-employee relationship with the drivers, whom they described as outside contractors.
The capital’s Department of Labor Affairs ruled that the delivery companies’ practices threatened public safety, since the deliverymen were paid in relation to the speed with which they could deliver the food to the customers, the Central News Agency reported. [FULL STORY]