Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court rules

Re:Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court... by chrisseaton on Friday February 19, 2021 @07:48AM (#26192546)

And I'd hate to live in a world where you can drag anyone you want before a judge because you don't like what they're doing.

I don't like the colour of your shirt, so I'm going to say it's objectionable. It doesn't break any laws or infringe any regulations, but I want a judge's opinion on it anyway.

See?

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Re:Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court... by Can_Not on Friday February 19, 2021 @08:49PM (#26200647)

So you'd be wasting the judge's time with a frivolous lawsuit the same way you're wasting our time with a frivolous starwman?

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Re:Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court... by pbhjpbhj on Friday February 19, 2021 @10:13AM (#26194007)

Why would you hate that? The judge's opinion would be "the shirt is not unlawful" and "you're wasting court time, have a fine". How would that harm you?

In the case of passing off a service you offer as begin the service of another company, there is a clear legal case to answer. And as I recall this is settled caselaw in the UK and the people pretending to be other companies are in the wrong.

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Re:Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court... by chrisseaton on Friday February 19, 2021 @10:36AM (#26194236)

> The judge's opinion would be "the shirt is not unlawful" and "you're wasting court time, have a fine". How would that harm you?

It wastes the time of the defendant and the legal service, which harms society.

It imagine it's also super stressful and expensive for the defendant to go through, even when it's thrown out.

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