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Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by pishpash on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @05:30PM (#22488865)
What of ratings or vetting forces someone to work more? If you sell once at a fleamarket and acquire a word-of-mouth reputation for your actions, are you forced/expected to come again?

It's irrelevant why a government would act, political or fiscal reasons are always part of it, and protectionism. This doesn't have bearing on whether it is making sense or being illogical.

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Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by alwayseasy on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @05:48PM (#22489001)
Vetting and ratings are about establishing longer term relationships and not just one trip using the app. It's only illogical in a vacuum and not based on how Uber behaved on the French market.
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