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By *ercury OP Man
over a year ago
Grantham |
The Supreme Court has just ruled that Uber workers, are in fact employees, and as such, are entitled to holiday pay etc.
This could have a few repricussions for those that work in that sector. |
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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago
upton wirral |
The whole point of choosing to be a taxi driver is for the freedom to come and go as you want.The downside is no holiday pay etc.
I was a taxi driver for a while and my guess is that 90% of private hire drivers will be unhappy with this as they choose this proffesion for the freedom.This is basically making them employed my sympathy to the drivers.
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By *ovebjsMan
over a year ago
Bristol |
I think it all depends on how they operate as in standby ect.
I’m a courier and currently drive and get work from a larger company and am self employed it works for me 
But in the early days I drove for another company who expected drivers to operate on a shift system with no choice but to sit around waiting for the next job which may be good or a pile of poo!
Had to provide out of hours cover again on a rota but no retainer so if you did not get called out then earned nothing.
We were classed as self employed but in reality we were treated like employees with no guarantee that we would earn enough to pay ongoing expenses insurance maintenance ect.
I don’t know how Uber operate but it’s probably the same way I could be wrong though.
Maybe someone who drives for them can shed more light
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the whole gig economy is fast buck dodge city land, i think, correct me if im wrong
as in taxi drivers who have no test, no back ground checks, insurance although i think uber now offers this... they sure aint black cabs
anb renting rooms.. but were not a hotel or a b&b? again no fire checks or regs apply, axe murder could offer you a room..
think in spain they are fucking it all off as taking business from business that pay into local economy
im sure every area is cheap because it avoids all the rules required by proper firms/hotels etc who checks the car has an mot? or tyres that aint bald?
all ok if no problems but a fire or a crash...and then the questions.
this ruling most likely will bring them extra expense and the gap will narrow  |
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By *rct4Man
over a year ago
Manchester |
"the whole gig economy is fast buck dodge city land, i think, correct me if im wrong
as in taxi drivers who have no test, no back ground checks, insurance although i think uber now offers this... they sure aint black cabs
anb renting rooms.. but were not a hotel or a b&b? again no fire checks or regs apply, axe murder could offer you a room..
think in spain they are fucking it all off as taking business from business that pay into local economy
im sure every area is cheap because it avoids all the rules required by proper firms/hotels etc who checks the car has an mot? or tyres that aint bald?
all ok if no problems but a fire or a crash...and then the questions.
this ruling most likely will bring them extra expense and the gap will narrow "
don't the uber drivers need to pass a test? That's crazy |
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"the whole gig economy is fast buck dodge city land, i think, correct me if im wrong
as in taxi drivers who have no test, no back ground checks, insurance although i think uber now offers this... they sure aint black cabs
anb renting rooms.. but were not a hotel or a b&b? again no fire checks or regs apply, axe murder could offer you a room..
think in spain they are fucking it all off as taking business from business that pay into local economy
im sure every area is cheap because it avoids all the rules required by proper firms/hotels etc who checks the car has an mot? or tyres that aint bald?
all ok if no problems but a fire or a crash...and then the questions.
this ruling most likely will bring them extra expense and the gap will narrow "
The exploitation going on, particularly of courier drivers, is an absolute scandal.
However the difference between that sort of self employment and employed zero hours contracts can be substantial, for some zero hours works very well.
But yes, there should have been legislation (and enforcement) years ago along the lines that when a consumer pays for a service, the service provider is guaranteed minimum wage. |
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It is time for all this gig economy and zero hours contracts era to end. For every one person it suits, there are very many men and women sweating on paying the mortgage or feeding the family all on the whim of a parcel to deliver or someone going on a night out.
Meanwhile the directors of said companies earn plent and bleat about "Freedom of choice etc" |
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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago
upton wirral |
YOu are talking rubbish in most areas drivers are police vetted,passed a test and fully insured with cars having special Mot's.
So stop spouting false stuff as you know nothing about the job |
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