Re:California appeals court rules Uber, Lyft must reclassify...
by MystK on Friday October 23, 2020 @02:09AM
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If scheduling shifts were better for Uber and Lyft, they would have done it already.
Re:California appeals court rules Uber, Lyft must reclassify...
by fairity on Friday October 23, 2020 @02:14AM
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You can't legally schedule shifts for independent contractors.
Re:California appeals court rules Uber, Lyft must reclassify...
by takeda on Monday October 26, 2020 @08:21PM
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Are you sure about that? Because I worked with other contractors and they also had a schedule like me. The main difference was that they didn't get any benefits and could be let go immediately.
Re:California appeals court rules Uber, Lyft must reclassify...
by takeda on Monday October 26, 2020 @08:16PM
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but you're saying shifts are scheduled because it is easier for companies. And that's actually true, if people work at the same time, it's easier to cooperate if a manager likes to micromanage it is also easier look at their screen making sure they are working.
The thing is that Uber et al prefers if there is no schedule and law actually doesn't stand in the way of that.
The reason is because ultimately, scheduling shifts is going to be both easier to manage and more cost efficient than letting employees choose their own schedule.
Uber has a good idea of how many drivers they need at any given time. This ideal distribution of supply will never align perfectly with the supply pool's natural scheduling preferences. You can try to use economic incentives to force these two distributions to overlap, or you can just exert control (that you rightfully have over employees) and force your employees to work when you need them.