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Didi will Permanently Suspen Drivers due to Low Completion Rate (CR)

As an independent contractor, a Didi driver can decide for himself when and where they want to work every day. They are also allowed to decline ride request that doesn’t meet their criteria. For example, short trips, low fare trips in busy hours or bad road conditions due to traffic or weather. It’s not a big problem when a driver declines ride requests, as the rejected request will be sent to the other closest driver. Read more…

By Adam, ago
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Didi Offers Drivers in Sydney a Rewards Worth up to $5,100 for Referring New Riders

Ahead of the official launch of its rideshare service in Sydney, Didi seems more aggressive in promoting its services in the largest ride-hail market in Australia. Besides lured new driver-partners with an initial 5% service fee for drivers approved prior to Didi launch day in the city, it turns out they also give another reward to its partners. They also offer an opportunity for its drivers to get referral rewards worth up to $5,100. Only Read more…

By Adam, ago
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Amazon Flex Sydney Drivers will Start their Operation from Moorebank Delivery Station

The Amazon Flex program was introduced in Sydney and Melbourne on January 2020. At the same time, they also open up opportunities for anyone living in the two cities to become an independent contractor or as a delivery driver for the company. After a few weeks of accepting registration for the Flex program, it seems Amazon Australia is ready to employ its Flex drivers to deliver customer packages around the cities. The company started sending Read more…

By Adam, ago
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Ola Enable OTP Safety Feature for riders and drivers in Sydney

Some Ola drivers in Sydney in early January 2020 have received notification in their e-mail about the implementation of a new safety feature called OTP or One Time Passcode. A feature that requires drivers to ask passengers their in-app generated passcodes on the Ola customer app. The code is required for a driver to start their trip, the driver needs to input the code manually in their application or the ride will never happen. This Read more…

By Adam, ago
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Didi Adjust Driver Rating After Receive Less than 5-star Due to Traffic or App Error

Driver ratings that we can see on each rideshare platform are useful for measuring the quality of the driver-partners. Just like drivers, riders also have a rating system that can be used to measure riders when using the rideshare platform. This rating was created to maintain the driver’s quality of service to passengers. When a driver’s rating falls below the average ratings, they should expect to accept various consequences. And the worst thing is driver Read more…

By Adam, ago
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Everything About Using Doordash Red Card in Australia

DoorDash has now become a good side gig-economy job, especially for delivery drivers in several cities around Australia where this on-demand food delivery platform is opening its services. How DoorDash works just like other delivery apps, a brand new driver will have no trouble working with this platform. Drivers get a ping, pick up the foods from the restaurant then deliver them safely to the customer’s location. But there’s one thing that slightly distinguishes their Read more…

By Adam, ago
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All About Amazon Flex Driver in Australia – Requirements, Registration Process and more

Gig-economy workers in Australia now have another option for earning extra dollars by delivering packages to customers’ locations. This delivery job is backed by the world’s most valuable brand, Amazon. The Amazon Flex program is the company’s effort to provide faster shipping and delivery processes, especially to its Prime subscribers. With the Flex program, Amazon desire to grow its own logistics network around Australia, hoping to reduce the company’s dependence on other courier services such Read more…

By Adam, ago

Uber Introduces Auto-accept and Voice Commands Features for Drivers in Australia

A rideshare and delivery driver interacts with a mobile phone more often while driving and delivering compared to other road users. They have to keep using their mobile phone while driving to do things like accept or cancel a trip request, receive or make telephone calls to passengers. Once an UberX or Uber Eats request pops up on the phone screen, drivers only have a few seconds to accept or refuse it. If they bypass Read more…

By Adam, ago
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Didi Confirmed to Launch in Sydney on 2020 – Start Hiring New Drivers

After being delayed for a quite a while, Didi finally confirmed that their rideshare service would come in Sydney quite soon. The arrival of the Chinese ride-hailing giant in the capital of NSW will be the biggest for the company. As they will enter the most potential rideshare market in Australia, a city which is home to more than 5 million Aussies or more than 20% of the national population. In March 2019 Didi chose Read more…

By Adam, ago
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DoorDash will be Available in Perth – Offering Free Delivery for Customer and More Jobs for Drivers

After officially operating in several major cities in Australia such as Melbourne and Sydney, DoorDash is now finally going to open up its services in the western part of the country. The US-based food delivery company is set to launch in Perth in mid-February 2020. Perth will be the fifth city in Australia where DoorDash operates. Recently, they rolled in three regions of cities in Victoria: Geelong, Sunbury and Melton in December 2019. One month Read more…

By Adam, ago