GrubHub Tipping
GrubHub makes ordering food simple while bringing it right to your door. You’re probably wondering if you’re required to tip your GrubHub driver for their services. GrubHub has a tipping policy in place that you as a customer should familiarise yourself with. GrubHub drivers get a base pay, for doing what they do, but it’s their tips that make up the majority of their income.
All GrubHub tips go directly to the driver, an acceptable tip starts at $5 roughly about 20%. If your order is big or the weather isn’t ideal the driver will be grateful for a tip that’s between 3%-5% more than normal. Your tips are important to GrubHub drivers. Without them, drivers make about $12 per hour. That hourly rate is above the minimum wage in some places but it’s still not enough for the drivers as the job doesn’t include health benefits.
GrubHub Tipping Policy-
Gubhub has a policy in place to govern its tipping process. It contains the following:
It’s not required for customers to tip their drivers. When using GrubHub customers can pay their delivery driver’s tip through the app using their credit card or leave a cash tip when they receive their delivery. GrubHub’s delivery fee doesn’t go to the drivers. As a customer you can change the tip amount in the app afterward. Cash tips are allowed.
Where GrubHub Tips go?
The tips go straight to the delivery drivers. However, they are subject to taxation. There aren’t any fees deducted from the tips.
Compulsory tips-
it’s not a compulsory requirement that customers tip their drivers. However, all customers are encouraged to tip their drivers. GrubHub’s delivery drivers do receive a base pay but it’s the tips that make up the bulk of their earnings.
How much to tip GrubHub drivers?
most customers have questions about the acceptable tipping amount. According to the founder of GrubHub, a $5 tip is the acceptable tipping amount. Either $5 or 20% of your bill, it’s encouraged that customers tip whichever is more. When placing a large order, it’s customers to add between 3%-5% onto your original tip.
Not tipping drivers
Since GrubHub employees are tipped employees, the bulk of their wages consists of tips. Their tips are used for their daily expenses, this includes things like gas, and vehicle wear and tear. If GrubHub drivers don’t receive tips, their earnings consist only of their base pay. That amount normally works out to about $12 an hour, excluding their tips.
That is above minimum wage in some places, the work however doesn’t include any health benefits or time off with pay.
Without tips-
some people perceive tipping as being unnecessary. It’s often believed that the paying of wages should be the sole responsibility of the employer. Some customers think that adding a tip raises the bill. With companies like GrubHub menu prices tend to be higher than what the item costs at the restaurant. Some customers are of the view that that fee should go to the drivers.
In some cases, a driver may accept an order that was placed earlier by a customer. This means that sometimes a customer will get cold food. This normally impacts their chance of getting a good tip
Why you should tip?
Giving a tip, gives a customer the chance to pay for something based on the quality of service they got. For poor service given you can leave a smaller tip, while if you receive good service you’re normally expected to leave a bigger tip. One of the negatives of not leaving a tip is that a driver may decline to deliver your order in the future.
GrubHub drivers provide a service that makes your life easier. They often do deliveries in bad weather conditions, normally because you as the customer prefer not to leave your home. Not tipping your driver takes money out of their pocket.
Do drivers see tips before delivery-
Tips are visible to drivers before they take the order, it is one of the reasons that dictates which orders they choose to accept. If the tip is very low, then the driver will decide not to accept the order as they will determine that the order is worthless.
Conclusion-
Tips are an important part of a GrubHub driver’s life, they increase their pay. Without tips, GrubHub drivers earn very little. Since they are independent contractors they are not GrubHub employees. Tipping your drivers allows them to earn a living whereas the absence of tips would make it difficult for them to earn a decent wage.
