Re:Uber loses court appeal against drivers' rights
by Joky on Friday November 10, 2017 @12:06PM
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This is forgetting that most craftsmanship small shops or other individual profession are self-employed and don't have minimum wage, maximum hours, unemployment benefits, etc. Think about bakers, nurses (outside of clinics/hospital), etc. It is not clear why "taxi drivers" shouldn't be allowed for people to be self-employed and managed their time themselves.
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Re:Uber loses court appeal against drivers' rights
by dx034 on Thursday November 16, 2017 @04:39AM
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Because truly self employed people can decide who they work for and how they structure their business. With Uber, you're very restricted in how you're set up (rules on cars) and who you work for (forced to accept jobs). Taxi drivers can be self employed and have been for a long time in most countries but Uber has more power over the drivers than is usual for self employed people.
Re:Uber loses court appeal against drivers' rights
by Joky on Thursday November 16, 2017 @05:13AM
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I was addressing the part of your comment that mentioned "a job without protection (minimum wage, sick pay, health insurance, unemployment insurance/benefits, cover for accidents) shouldn't exist".