Uber drivers “employees” for unemployment purposes, NY labor board says

Re:Uber drivers “employees” for unemployment purposes, NY la... by lozenge on Friday July 20, 2018 @11:40AM (#17575897)

The whole "gig economy" concept is just marketing. I don't think you can find a single platform where most of the services are provided by people with some free time on the side.

This is the industry that decided that "ride sharing" consists of getting in somebody else's car and telling them where you want to go...

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Re:Uber drivers “employees” for unemployment purposes, NY la... by ryandrake on Friday July 20, 2018 @11:55AM (#17576064)

See also: eBay, AirBnb, etsy, bitcoin mining, stock trading sites, online Poker... Whenever you offer a platform that lets people monetize something (either their free time or the stuff in their attic), 100% guaranteed it will eventually be overrun by people and businesses doing these activities professionally and full time, unless you take genuine and effective steps to prevent it.

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Re:Uber drivers “employees” for unemployment purposes, NY la... by stuaxo on Friday July 20, 2018 @12:06PM (#17576207)

Can't say those services would prefer to be run by amateurs rather than professionals - professionalism will have always been the goal.

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Re:Uber drivers “employees” for unemployment purposes, NY la... by pnw_hazor on Friday July 20, 2018 @12:00PM (#17576128)

and, IOS App development.

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