Some drivers at DoorDash and Grubhub supported the New York City pay bump, but others say it will actually mean less pay and freedom.
  • breadsmasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    How does this change flexibility? If you’re online to drive, you get paid. If you don’t, you won’t get paid.

    Am I missing something?

        • fiasco@possumpat.ioEnglish
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          2 years ago

          As I recall, the basic differences between employee and contractor are whether the employer can dictate time, place, and manner. The problem for gig “contractors” is that they’re in a much tougher spot on exercising their rights, since not many people who can afford a lawyer deliver food. And they aren’t exactly in short supply, so if Uber oversteps and individual “contractors” try to push back, they’ll just be fired. Which gets back to the lawyer issue.

          • Jaysyn@kbin.social
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            2 years ago

            Uber, etc are very much a large enough targets for a class action lawsuit to force a behavior change.

            (As an aside, I just got $137 back from the Yahoo class action suit, most I’ve ever seen from one)

  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Good fuckin’ luck trying to convince a judge or jury that a city isn’t allowed to set a minimum wage.