> Fiverr is literally named after a fixed $5 rate. Which is not forced, no? I opened fiverr and can see quite a range of different rates. Fiverr allows subcon

> Fiverr is literally named after a fixed $5 rate. Which is not forced, no? I opened fiverr and can see quite a range of different rates. Fiverr allows subcontracting, or at least it happens, and I choose the person who works for me. With uber I don't pick a specific driver, I just order a taxi. > The client controls how and when the work is done. Uber can't just send a driver to drive somebody - somebody has to actually ask to be driven. If you go down this route of logic, shop workers are self-employed because they don't have to forcibly sell items to customers, only selling the things the customer wants. It's worth reading the judgement to see just how controlling uber are in the UK with their drivers, and why they were found to be workers. > Especially if you're not the one paying them. Holiday, rest and minimum wage all come under the amount they say drivers get on average anyway (together add up to about half what they say drivers get). Payroll is a pretty simple task that even small businesses are required to do. Worker status doesn't confer that many rights, far fewer than "employee".