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I don’t think these drivers are independent contractors. These people don’t negotiate prices they charge for their services. How’s that independent if the rates
by Const-me 7y ago
I don’t think these drivers are independent contractors. These people don’t negotiate prices they charge for their services. How’s that independent if the rates they’re paid are fixed by some other parties?
- mdorazio 7y agoWhile I agree with you, the counter argument is that they're not forced to take a fare offered - Uber/Lyft are basically posting the option to take a fare and the driver has to choose to accept it. It's similar to if you posted a project on Upwork for a fixed dollar amount - it's up to the workers on there to decide if it's enough or not without negotiating. This is why the whole ABC test of the new proposed law came into being.
- njnuyidhahbf 7y agoWhat you're missing is drivers are specifically not told the value of a ride before accepting it. You often find out after you've driven 5-15 minutes to a pickup that you're about to spend 10-20 minutes in traffic and of the $9 they're paying you're only getting $3.75. The bad rides are essentially bundled with the good.