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I am very glad that Uber was deemed illegal in Germany from the get go. All these gig-economy startups are running the same scam: Skip on employer costs such as
by Gasp0de 3y ago
I am very glad that Uber was deemed illegal in Germany from the get go. All these gig-economy startups are running the same scam: Skip on employer costs such as taxes, health insurance and social security payments by not officially employing people put solely "brokering a deal between two individuals". In Germany, every employee gets paid sick leave. Uber/Foodora/Flink? Not so much. I'll gladly pay a bit extra for an actual cab driver that is properly insured and employed :)
- asah 3y agoBolt, uber, etc are all legal in Berlin today fyi.
- tyree731 3y agoWith those services in Germany, all Uber, Bolt and others are doing are connecting you to a driver at a German company, a driver who is paid a living wage and has all of those benefits AFAIK. Those services notify you of this arrangement with every booking.
- nforgerit 3y agoI used to think the exact same, however have a more mixed attitude towards gig economy nowadays. - I have talked to many workers who are die-hard fans of their jobs. They highly appreciated the easy non-bureaucratic way of earning as much money as they wanted to. - Uber et all are also about disrupting antiquated oligopolies of old businesses. Esp in Germany you see a lot of gatekeeper business models who are managing their comfort zone lobbying for bureaucracy in their favor. Those are often not in favor of workers or customers.
- granzymes 3y agoI have used Uber in Germany before, so I’m not sure why you think it is illegal there.
- Gasp0de 3y agoI stand corrected, apparently Uber can now connect you to licensed cab drivers. However, random people can not just drive you somewhere in their car.