Chinanews client, Beijing, August 5th (Reporter Wu Tao) If one day your takeaway is not delivered by a little brother wearing a "yellow jacket" or a "blue jacket", but delivered by your aunt. Don't be surprised, because "new types of work" for takeaways have appeared.
"New Types of Work" Appeared in the Food Delivery Industry
Now the division of labor for takeaway is getting finer. Recently, some netizens posted a short video saying that the rider delivered the takeaways downstairs, and then the aunt downstairs delivered the takeaways upstairs. Each order was priced at 1 to 2 yuan. The video location address is Huaqiangbei Electronic Technology Building, Futian District, Shenzhen.
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The video sparked heated discussion, and many netizens said that they also encountered this situation, "It is mainly concentrated under the office building. During the peak of the meal delivery, the cleaning lady will work part-time."
The reporter asked a takeaway brother in the Beijing area. The other party said that because he mainly delivers to the community, he has not encountered this situation yet.
A consumer told a reporter from Chinanews.com that according to his understanding, because of the many buildings in Shenzhen Yuehai Street, couriers and food delivery staff sometimes cannot get in, or are unfamiliar with the floors, they will be handed over to the elderly, and each order will be paid 2 -3 yuan. Some netizens said that this is the case in their school. Girls’ dormitory takeaway brothers can’t go there, so they hire aunts or female students to take takeaways upstairs on a part-time basis.
Is this true? Ele.me told a reporter from Chinanews.com that some properties are not allowed to go upstairs, and the buildings are not open to outsiders. There will be such types of movers on properties, which are basically spontaneous. As of press time, the reporter has not received a formal response from Meituan Waimai. The other party said, "This kind of thing is difficult to investigate."
Regarding the question of whether the personnel of the property arrangement have the right to take a commission from the takeaway, Zhao Zhanzhu, deputy director of Beijing Zhilin Law Firm and a special researcher of the Intellectual Property Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law, said in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com that the property company directly charges fees. There is no legal basis, but if an individual voluntarily helps others to provide upstairs services, charging a certain fee is not illegal.
Data map: The take-out courier waits for the orderer to come and pick up the meal. Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
The "new types of work" being forced out?
Some netizens reported that some office riders can only take the freight elevator. “When you are unlucky, you stop at each floor. It may take 20 minutes to take an elevator.”
What's more serious is that some office buildings or communities do not allow takeaway riders to enter. Many media have reported this situation, and the response of the property is basically the same: for the safety of the owner. A while ago, the Beijing SKP mall did not allow takeaway riders to enter, which caused controversy and made it into hot searches.
Does the property have the right to prohibit riders from entering the office or community? Zhao Zhanzhan stated that the property company does not have the right to prohibit all customers who have a service relationship with the owner or tenant from entering and exiting, but the property can check and register the other party's certificates according to management needs.
"The residential buildings, office buildings, and corridors of the community are all public areas, and owners, tenants or their customers, and even people who are not associated with them can enter. Therefore, there is no legal basis for the property company to prohibit takeaway delivery personnel from entering." Zhao Zhanzhan said .
Data map: Beijing take-out merchants have set up meal boxes to facilitate take-out. Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
At the same time, the dynamic adjustment of platform delivery fees and the increase in the number of riders may give takeaway riders more independent decision-making power.
The "Rider Employment Report for the First Half of 2020" released by Meituan shows that in the first half of the year, the total number of riders earning income through Meituan reached 2.952 million, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%. This means that the number of riders is increasing, competition is intensifying, and riders are increasingly focusing on efficiency.
In addition, reporters placed orders in different supermarkets on a certain food delivery platform and found that with the difference in distance and the weight of the purchased goods, the delivery fee is dynamically adjusted. Based on a certain fee, the freight will increase by about 1 yuan for every additional kilogram. And even if the distance between different merchants is similar, sometimes the delivery fee is different.
However, regarding the question of whether the “relay” type of food delivery is related to the dynamic adjustment of delivery fees, as of press time, Meituan and Ele.me have not responded.
Consumers are hotly discussing! Improved efficiency and worry about food safety issues
Many people agreed with the "relay" delivery of food. "The rider must have done this because he feels it is appropriate. The time saved can still be run a few more orders." "Isn't this just a "rookie post" in disguise. The efficiency has improved a lot."
Some netizens commented. Screenshot
"As a buyer, you don't know how many people have your food over and how many hands." However, some netizens expressed concern, "This aunt should be spontaneous, and there is no contractual relationship with the food delivery platform. In theory, there is a security risk. "Auntie is not responsible for food problems." "Can the safety of takeaway food be guaranteed?"
In this regard, Ele.me said that in this end-of-the-end delivery scenario, Ele.me is pushing smart meal drawers, especially in buildings where elevators stop too slowly or do not allow takeaways to go upstairs. It is convenient to store some smart meal drawers. Users order meals.
However, with the increase in the number of riders, today when efficiency is money, "relay" delivery may become more and more common. Do you accept this "new type of work" service?