Originally Posted by
tandempower
Why couldn't they just pay by the parcel and if you take 50 or 100 parcels to deliver instead of 150 or 200, make less money but the amount of time you take, when you take breaks, and what kind of vehicle you use is your business, so long as the delivered parcels satisfy customers?
Basically this translates into piecework instead of hourly-wage work, but that's actually a good thing because it means you can manage your own time instead of being held accountable for your choices because you're on the clock.
Looking at the article I posted they already use this method in England. So we can easily do the math. The article said they get to the warehouse at about 8;30 in the morning and they get back as late as 8:30 in the evening. They get 12 pounds an hour for 150 to 250 parcels expected to be delivered in that time frame. now do the math. 12 pounds and hour is 15.72 and hour for the one driver and van. Reduce the number of packages and increase the number of delivery people and the hourly rate drops like a stone.
Look at the article and see how you would work it out. It doesn't matter what I think until you do the math.