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Here is what I don't understand. Uber is not supplying the cars -- the drivers are. If you look at virtually any other "employee" field (trucking, taxis, etc)
by pdq 11y ago
Here is what I don't understand. Uber is not supplying the cars -- the drivers are.
If you look at virtually any other "employee" field (trucking, taxis, etc), the company owns and maintains the fleet of vehicles, and the employees operate them.
Based on this, Uber drivers look more like independent contractors than employees.
- dakidd28 11y agothe cars could be considered a cool does a construction company provide a hammer or level
- dakidd28 11y agothe vehicle could be considered a tool such as a hammer for a carpenter or a pipe wrench for a plumber
- douche 11y agoUnless you are an independent contractor, your employer should be providing your tools, if for no other reason than liability, should the employee be injured using substandard tools, which the employer would then be on the hook for.
- tedunangst 11y agoBut you don't stop being an employee just because you don't get those things. If I work at Google and one day they take away my work computer, I don't magically become a contractor just like that.
- 0_00_0 11y agoReally? I've seen tons of examples where the employee owns the vehicle. Pretty much every food delivery person I've met, plumbers, pool cleaning guys, cable installers, USPS mail-persons, all kinds of small businesses, etc.