Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees
by timwaagh on Thursday March 05, 2020 @02:36PM
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It is a 'detail' not to us but from the perspective of the government.
You are still pretty likely to get pursued by the tax services for 'freelancing'. At least where I live. I hope you manage to slip through the net though :)
First, you say "more rights" as if that was just a detail. But paid vacations, sick/paternity/family leave, minimum wage, pensions, social security, right to strike, unemployment benefits and the like are not just a minor thing.
> If you try contracting as a coder for example, you are likely to get reclassified as an employee.
I have worked as a freelance through some brokerages/exchanges (e.g. Upwork) and there you set your own rates, your own conditions, and your own clients. I think it's a pretty different framework than Uber.
The issue is not brokerage/exchange or not, it's who controls the terms of the labour done.