Re:The Challenges of Being in the New Contract Workforce
by gaius on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @05:41PM
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3. The customers without whom these sleazy companies could not exist. But Uber is oh-so-convenient, who cares about the societal consequences, right?
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Re:The Challenges of Being in the New Contract Workforce
by cbeach on Saturday January 27, 2018 @11:44AM
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Drivers choose Uber when other options are available. So why would you judge that, and imagine that your view of “societal consequences” should trump their right to freely choose the best employment option for them and their personal situation?
Re:The Challenges of Being in the New Contract Workforce
by gaius on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @06:38AM
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trump their right to freely choose the best employment option for them and their personal situation
Yes, because of the externalities. If an Uber driver in London gets sick, he or she will still be treated by the NHS despite Uber’s business model involves paying no employer’s NI.
If you want to say the NHS simply shouldn’t treat those who don’t contribute well that’s a whole ‘nother thing...