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I think the issue that many readers have difficulties with is that rulings like this show how arbitrary and potentially political the regulations are. For insta
by nickff 10y ago
I think the issue that many readers have difficulties with is that rulings like this show how arbitrary and potentially political the regulations are. For instance, many heavily regulated professions in the USA (and probably the UK) could be classified as government employees by this definition, but they are not. Taxi drivers could even be seen as employees of their cities, as I know that London taxi cab drivers suffer conditions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 13 at the hands of their local government.
- IanCal 10y agoIt's very important to understand here that they are not employees but workers. There is a significant distinction in UK law. https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/worker https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/worker
- SilasX 10y agoDo I understand this right, that "worker" status is somewhere between employee and contractor, in terms of the employer obligation to them? Less obligations than to an employee, but more than to a contractor?
- IanCal 10y agoPretty much, yes. It's the lowest level of rights given to a worker pretty much, whereas someone who is self-employed is essentially treated as a company with a contract. There's a big difference in both rights and freedoms.