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Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by AnthonyMouse on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @06:12PM (#22489169)
Neither can a contractor build a gazebo for one client at the same time as they're building a gazebo for a different client. But there is a difference between getting paid for hours and getting paid for tasks.
Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by mtnGoat on Friday March 06, 2020 @10:12AM (#22504154)
Your analogy is not very good. General contractors take bids, they don't set the price, they take the best offer for them. And as a sub contractor or GC you can have as many jobs open as you want. I see no similarities between uber driving and sub contracting, aside from both being task based. Contractors get to set their rate, is built into the bid process drivers don't.
Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by rpvnwnkl on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @06:27PM (#22489279)
Rideshare drivers are paid by the task, but that task is time-bound. Building a shed isn't. You can take on two shed contracts simultaneously, not so as a rideshare driver.
Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by AnthonyMouse on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @06:32PM (#22489321)
> Rideshare drivers are paid by the task, but that task is time-bound. Building a shed isn't.

Why not? You could take a contract to build a shed by the end of the day and then not have time to build any others that day.

Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by 6510 on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:10PM (#22489977)
You are not forced to make de shed.
Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by 8note on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:30PM (#22490092)
if it's a shared car, you could pick up customers from multiple apps on the same trip?
Re:Highest French court reclassifies Uber drivers as employees by dennnis on Thursday March 05, 2020 @02:56PM (#22497469)
no