New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams expressed his satisfaction with the report in a press launch, stating that he was “inspired” by the findings of an general revenue improve for couriers. DCWP Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga added, “The minimal pay price has been a real success for our metropolis — it has helped carry up a few of our hardest working New Yorkers whereas nonetheless permitting the app-based restaurant supply trade to develop and thrive.”

However the supply app firms themselves have a special opinion. Per Restaurant Enterprise On-line, the apps are accusing town of “cherry-picking” information that helps the brand new rule. Uber Eats has reportedly referred to the regulation as a “job killer,” citing a lack of 12,000 supply staff since elevating wages. Certainly, town’s report does handle a 9% lower in whole staff on-call as in comparison with the identical quarter final yr, although the apps themselves have allegedly been limiting couriers’ hours in response to the laws (through NBC New York).

DoorDash can be claiming that the corporate acquired 850,000 fewer orders within the two months following the regulation’s enactment. Regardless of the report’s findings that clients’ common order value solely elevated by $0.76, DoorDash continues to allege that “increased prices [are] inflicting 1000’s of misplaced orders for Dashers to ship and thousands and thousands of {dollars} in misplaced income for native companies.” Nonetheless, client demand for these apps does not appear to be going away anytime quickly.