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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by stefan_ on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:20PM (#20943117)
Because Uber has been arguing that people work for them because of the flexibility? So when they don't offer it, people won't work for them, employed or not?

This is such a weird response. Like Uber would institute some schedule out of spite, and why even.

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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by will4274 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @03:04PM (#20943580)
It's not out of spite. Healthcare is a fixed cost for employees. Overtime costs more per hour in pay. Undertime costs more per hour because the same fixed costs are divided over fewer hours. If Uber has to pay fixed costs, they have a greater incentive to minimize undertime.
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Re:California passes bill that classifies gig economy worker... by EpicEng on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:23PM (#20943160)
It's not 'weird' at all; if Uber is employing you you will need to maintain a certain number of hours / week. They will likely reduce the number of drivers that they have, but now they also need to ensure that the schedule is covered. Seems like common sense really, has nothing to do with spite, not sure where you came up with that.
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