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Thinking it through - Uber (indirectly) leads to 40,000 drivers being employed (if I read correctly). I suspect this is just TfL flexing their muscles and Uber
by 2T1Qka0rEiPr 9y ago
Thinking it through - Uber (indirectly) leads to 40,000 drivers being employed (if I read correctly). I suspect this is just TfL flexing their muscles and Uber will use these 21 days to find a compromise...
- TomK32 9y agoI think they are self-employed, and not employed by Uber.
- emodendroket 9y agoWell, it depends on which way is more convenient for whatever they want to argue at any given moment.
- bencollier49 9y agoI think that is the situation that Uber would prefer, but sadly (for them) not: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/28/uber-uk-tribunal-self-employed-status https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/28/uber-uk-t...
- nosho 9y agohttps://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aslam-and-farrar-v-uber-reasons-20161028.pdf https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/asla... Court rules drivers are employees, Uber's appeal starts next week.
- 2T1Qka0rEiPr 9y agoThat's why I said indirectly. There are other platforms, sure - but I'm not sure there's any with less friction / the size of network to accommodate
- jowsie 9y agoConsidering they've been on notice for the last 4 months and are yet to find a compromise, I wouldn't hold your breath.
- cm2187 9y agoThe 40,000 drivers won't go anywhere. They will just be using other comparable services. I was using Wheely before Uber came to London. I switched to Uber after multiple unpleasant experiences, like the drivers showing up 40min early and chasing me. But Uber didn't invent this concept, it just happened to have become the platform that dominated the other ones through its critical mass / network effects. But it can be replaced pretty quickly.