The company — which was surrounded by protests last quarter — mentioned that the average payout to partners increased to ? 297 per hour. This is net of all commissions, fees, product and travel cost that a partner would have incurred in order to provide a service.

“As per a detailed third-party benchmarking study done by PGA Labs, UC [Urban Company] partners on average make about 50% higher monthly earnings than their offline counterparts and almost 4x [times] the hourly earnings,” the report read.

Over 100 female beauticians had protested against the company in October, seeking better working conditions and fair wage mechanisms.

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