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It is only a matter of time that members of such services will be declared as employees and will have to be paid minimum wage and get other perks (and also have
by varispeed 6y ago
It is only a matter of time that members of such services will be declared as employees and will have to be paid minimum wage and get other perks (and also have the correct tax collected at source). Otherwise how this case is different from Uber? Just because someone is not sitting in the car for hours it doesn't mean the suffering is any different.
- mritchie712 6y agothe freelancers will likely "set their rate" on LinkedIn. Uber drivers can not set a rate. Being unable to negotiate rate is one of the primary reasons Uber is being considered an employer.
- varispeed 6y agoAs an employee you can also set your rate and it is always up to employer to take it or leave it. There is no difference between "freelancing" and employment with that regard. I think this will be a clear case of evading employment laws at least in my country. The give away is having to use the tracker which means that employer is exerting direct control over the worker and also you don't have control over what to make (e.g. you have to work to specification set by the client). I think they didn't catch on that because nobody has reported this, but after Uber there is a clear precedent set.