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Platforms Raise Food Couriers’ Minimum Gross Hourly Rate to €19

The agreement responds to regulator warnings about steep pay declines for couriers.

Overview

  • An amendment signed by Uber Eats and Deliveroo with unions on Friday, July 10 raises the minimum gross hourly revenue from €11.75 to €19 and takes effect on September 1.
  • The new guarantee will be measured weekly, excludes tips from the pay calculation, and includes a clause for annual or earlier re-examination if exceptional events occur.
  • Uber Eats said the change requires about €50 million in annual investment to secure couriers’ incomes and Deliveroo described the deal as evidence that social dialogue in the sector can work.
  • The move follows ARPE data showing sharp real declines in gross hourly rates from 2021–2024 and a March 2026 ANSES report warning of accident, stress and surveillance risks linked to platform algorithms.
  • Negotiations continue over safety measures, sudden account deactivations and algorithm transparency, and the outcome will be watched as France transposes the EU’s 2024 platform-workers directive into national law.