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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by jdnenej on Thursday November 14, 2019 @04:45PM (#21539803)
At least in Australia I think someone is only a contractor if they earn income from multiple different companies. If it's all from one then they are an employee.
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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by cookie_monsta on Thursday November 14, 2019 @07:58PM (#21541291)
There are a variety of factors that the courts use to determine employment status. Single source of income isn't one

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/how-we-will-help/templates-and-g...

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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by drpgq on Thursday November 14, 2019 @05:01PM (#21539953)
Seems for me every driver works for both Lyft and Uber
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Re:Uber Hit with $650M Employment Tax Bill in New Jersey by rozenmd on Thursday November 14, 2019 @05:54PM (#21540404)
Personal Services Income is great fun as a contractor (/s). Worth a read: https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Personal-services-income/
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