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> In an SEC filing dating back to last week, Uber disclosed plans to layoff 3,700 employees. The figure amounts to around 14% percent of the ride hailing giant’
by JMTQp8lwXL 6y ago
> In an SEC filing dating back to last week, Uber disclosed plans to layoff 3,700 employees. The figure amounts to around 14% percent of the ride hailing giant’s total workforce.
Do drivers count as employees in states like California, but as independent contractors elsewhere? The answer would provide greater context to these numbers.
- wpietri 6y agoYou can bet that Uber is not counting them as employees, as they're still fighting over AB5.
- sp332 6y agoNo, California is still fighting it. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/05/california-sues-to-make-uber-and-lyft-drivers-employees/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/05/california-sues-to-make... In New Jersey they are though https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/nyregion/uber-new-jersey-drivers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/nyregion/uber-new-jersey-... as well as the UK https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/31/uber-loses-appeal-against-landmark-uk-workers-rights-ruling.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/31/uber-loses-appeal-against-la... and France https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-05/trump-pushes-virus-from-china-lab-theory-that-divides-u-s-spies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-05/trump-pus...