Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora...
by madeofpalk on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @07:44PM
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This is not it.
The problem is that the law does not account for ‘gig workers’, so produces are shoehorned into one extreme or the other.
I don’t think that Uber drivers should be employees, but I think the law should afford (enforce companies to give) them more protection than they get as ‘contractors’.
It’s funny - the laws and regulations changed to accommodate ride sharing, creating specific schemes for them. But it hasn’t for this new bread of worker.
The problem is that the law does not account for ‘gig workers’, so produces are shoehorned into one extreme or the other.
I don’t think that Uber drivers should be employees, but I think the law should afford (enforce companies to give) them more protection than they get as ‘contractors’.
It’s funny - the laws and regulations changed to accommodate ride sharing, creating specific schemes for them. But it hasn’t for this new bread of worker.