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Re:Uber must employ its drivers, Dutch court rules by bserge on Monday September 13, 2021 @07:28AM (#28510111)
I can see the future: "New EU law: for every multipurpose robot in operation, the company must employ one human" :D
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Re:Uber must employ its drivers, Dutch court rules by watt on Monday September 13, 2021 @07:38AM (#28510198)
From the strikes of train driver's unions in Germany, I think that's where it is headed. "You can automate trains if you like, but the whole current workforce still must stay employed."
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Re:Uber must employ its drivers, Dutch court rules by consumer451 on Monday September 13, 2021 @08:11AM (#28510467)
Well, maybe something more along the lines of a contribution towards UBI, or similar. This is a concept I first heard come out of the US, from Musk maybe?
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