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0 pointsbwb2y ago0 comments

Gotcha, so what is preventing these companies from forcing the uber/delieroo drivers to be freelance solo classification?

IE, where are the teeth?

The problem with saying "like x" is it requires court cases and means enforcement is impossible. Because the gov has to challenge and challenge and challenge because it is so vague as "like x".

Could they not just tax gig workers on an hourly basis and then comp the workers with "employment" like services?

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lm284692y ago

> so what is preventing these companies from forcing the uber/delieroo drivers to be freelance solo classification?

Right now nothing, that's why they want to change it.

You just have to set the rules. For example when I get an uber I often check the driver profile, someone with 27 000 trips in 3 years isn't a gig worker. When you have a student delivering food 3 hours a week to pay his friday night bar trip it's completely different. Right now both are in the same category

gruez2y ago

So it's only gig working if you work full time? What about other freelancers that work full time? Should they be classed as employees too, or are we singling out gig workers here?

lm284692y ago

> So it's only gig working if you work full time?

Nope

> What about other freelancers that work full time? Should they be classed as employees too, or are we singling out gig workers here?

These questions are answered in the article

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0 pointsbwb2y ago0 comments

Gotcha, so what is preventing these companies from forcing the uber/delieroo drivers to be freelance solo classification?

IE, where are the teeth?

The problem with saying "like x" is it requires court cases and means enforcement is impossible. Because the gov has to challenge and challenge and challenge because it is so vague as "like x".

Could they not just tax gig workers on an hourly basis and then comp the workers with "employment" like services?

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lm284692y ago

> so what is preventing these companies from forcing the uber/delieroo drivers to be freelance solo classification?

Right now nothing, that's why they want to change it.

gruez2y ago

So it's only gig working if you work full time? What about other freelancers that work full time? Should they be classed as employees too, or are we singling out gig workers here?

lm284692y ago

> So it's only gig working if you work full time?

Nope

> What about other freelancers that work full time? Should they be classed as employees too, or are we singling out gig workers here?

These questions are answered in the article

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j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse