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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by dnissley on Saturday March 12, 2022 @12:27PM (#30652979)
The contract isn't working each job though, is it? It's a higher level contract allowing them access to a pool of jobs, one of the requirements for which is that you don't get to see certain details about a job before accepting it. If that's not something a person is willing to do they can choose not to accept the contract allowing them access to the job pool.
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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by jodrellblank on Saturday March 12, 2022 @12:30PM (#30653017)
Then you're describing a normal job. A contract which allows me to access to a pool of company work, I don't get to see individual task details in advance, cannot pick and choose it except for an overall option to leave the job.
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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by JumpCrisscross on Saturday March 12, 2022 @01:51PM (#30653752)
> A contract which allows me to access to a pool of company work, I don't get to see individual task details in advance, cannot pick and choose it except for an overall option to leave the job

The contractor working on my house has a general impression of the work he must do. But the specifics are far from ironed out.

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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by CJefferson on Saturday March 12, 2022 @02:51PM (#30654327)
The contractor working at your house, I assume, knew what the work was and quoted a price to you. They didn't pick the house name off a list, and were then told the work to be done, and the price they would be paid for it.
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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by farmerstan on Saturday March 12, 2022 @04:43PM (#30655169)
If they aren’t ironed out then you made a foolish decision. I would never let the contractor decide the materials, how things look, the color, etc.
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Re:Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers by ipaddr on Sunday March 13, 2022 @03:33AM (#30658874)
In your case the specifics should be ironed out for your safety. In the Uber example, you are the rider and you agreed to pay to arrive somewhere but let them decide the route.. and you pay for time/distance.
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