Re:Uber loses court appeal against drivers' rights
by Anderkent on Friday November 10, 2017 @12:21PM
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OK, but the idea is the same. You could have the big corporation pay the employed person X and the car insurance company Y. Or you could have the big company pay the self-employed person X+Y, and self-employed person pays the car insurance company Y.
If the big company is not willing to pay X+Y to the self-employed guy, they won't be willing to spend X+Y on an employee.
The only difference is if the big company can get better rates on the relevant goods than a self-employed guy.
What is relevant is NI ("national insurance"), which pays for a bunch of unemployment and similar benefits: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/National-insurance...
What is also relevant is driver liability insurance - normally if you take paying passengers it invalidates your insurance, so commercial drivers either need to be insured by their company or pay more for correct insurance.