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For #2, are you suggesting that the drivers would then get the full fare in exchange for the payment for the app? If so, yes, that would clearly be a great, ext
by sanderjd 6y ago
For #2, are you suggesting that the drivers would then get the full fare in exchange for the payment for the app? If so, yes, that would clearly be a great, extremely driver-friendly change that would defuse the employee vs contractor controversy... But, I suspect it would also result in layoffs and perhaps lawsuits from the shareholders.
- dnautics 6y agono. There's no reason why you couldn't do both. There's plenty of apps where you both pay for entry and pay a cut out of each transaction.
- sanderjd 6y agoAh, then the reason this wouldn't work is that the court would still deem them to be employees, after seeing through this incredibly transparent and cynical facade.
- dnautics 6y agothe courts haven't seen through the facade of the taxi companies (the point is: this would be uber doing exactly what the taxi companies do)
- nagispringfield 6y agoI'm currently interning at a startup called Empower. This is their exact business model, the company provides software, the driver can set their own rates and they get the full fare. The drivers pay a monthly subscription free.