Zomato revises delivery partner remuneration over fuel price hike

MUMBAI: Online food ordering platform Zomato on Thursday said it restructured its deliver y partner remuneration to factor in the fuel price hike, a move that will increase their earnings by 7-8 per cent.

The company said the dramatic increase in fuel prices has led to a direct impact on the net earnings of Zomato deliver y partners.

This also impacts the earnings of the partner in case of a long-distance order, given that the deliver y partner is required to return back to the baseworking localities to get another order assigned.

Zomato founder and CEO Goyal said the company has increased the pay structure for its deliver y partners by 78 per cent. He added that the company is "not yet passing on this cost to our customers". Zomato has taken multiple steps to ensure that this increase in the running costs for deliver y partners does not impact net take-home earnings, a statement said.