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Re:Europe inches closer to insisting gig workers are treated... by gruez on Thursday December 14, 2023 @03:51PM (#38647065)
> Non-gig contract workers charge more and so are expected to pay that all by themselves. Often they do not, but usually they are at level where they should be able to do it.

Sounds like we should levy that as a tax on all contract workers rather than only reclassifying certain types of contractors.

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Re:Europe inches closer to insisting gig workers are treated... by Ekaros on Thursday December 14, 2023 @04:11PM (#38647300)
Or set minimum billable rate. Which the companies employing gig workers would need to meet. Kinda like minimum wage, but higher as they are not giving benefits or paying employer fees and taxes.
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Re:Europe inches closer to insisting gig workers are treated... by gruez on Thursday December 14, 2023 @08:09PM (#38649810)
That still doesn't make sense from a fairness perspective. Why should should contract workers get to opt out of all the taxes that employees are subject to?
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