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Only in USA. And this only after paying $ 100M to settle lawsuit (http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-lawsuit-objections-20160513-snap-stor
by rdslw 10y ago
Only in USA.
And this only after paying $ 100M to settle lawsuit (http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-lawsuit-objections-20160513-snap-story.html http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-law...) - they literally paid for drvrs not being considered employees in LA. Until next case.
In EU, they're considered what they are: nice gimmick to shift company cost to workers, and taxate workers salary with 20% tax, while having (on company side) fixed cost: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/uber-drivers-app-ridesharing-taxis-sharing-economy/ https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/07/uber-drivers-app-rideshar...