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Customers don’t want gig work - customers want cheap labor. I’d be surprised if Uber wins an appeal at any level. With Uber you have to follow their rules, fol
by endisneigh 5y ago
Customers don’t want gig work - customers want cheap labor.
I’d be surprised if Uber wins an appeal at any level. With Uber you have to follow their rules, follow their timing once a ride is scheduled, you can’t set your own prices, nor can you use any vehicle you’d like.
In summary, an Uber driver cannot complete their ride the way they want with no restrictions.
Seems like a slam dunk for classifying as an employee.
A true gig Uber would basically just be eBay, except it would have an algorithm to schedule the rides based on your location and arbitrary filtering requirements.
- nielsbot 5y agoHence the proposition. I seem to remember the CA Dept of Labor was on the verge of telling Uber and Lyft their gig workers are employees. I was wrong about the details. I think I was thinking about this ruling: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/california-judge-rules-uber-lyft-drivers-employees-72296195 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/california-judge-rul...
- throw_m239339 5y ago> A true gig Uber would basically just be eBay, except it would have an algorithm to schedule the rides based on your location and arbitrary filtering requirements. Your right, drivers should be able to set the price they want.
- SilasX 5y ago> A true gig Uber would basically just be eBay, except it would have an algorithm to schedule the rides based on your location and arbitrary filtering requirements. They basically had that in the form of SideCar (closed end of 2014), in that drivers set their own rates and passengers picked whichever they liked. Spoiler: nobody at the time distinguished it from Uber as being somehow innocent of the abuse of contractor status.