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Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by sixstringtheory on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @04:55PM (#22488581)
I came here to ask that very question. The only thing I could find on Uber's website is this:

> Requesting a specific driver

> The Uber app cannot match you with a specific driver.

> When you request a ride, your app sends your request to nearby drivers to pick you up at your pickup location.

https://help.uber.com/riders/article/requesting-a-specific-d...

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Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by e40 on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @06:07PM (#22489139)
The issue isn't requesting a specific driver, the issue is a driver making a deal outside the app with passengers.

I seriously doubt drivers are allowed to make side deals with passengers.

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Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by danboarder on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @07:57PM (#22489903)
This seems unenforceable, I don't see how they could stop anyone from doing this if someone wanted to. And I know drivers who do exactly this - they take people to the airport outside the app because they got to know them.
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