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Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: Belker on September 14, 2021, 03:14:59 am

Title: Uber takes a kicking !
Post by: Belker on September 14, 2021, 03:14:59 am
Uber drivers are employees entitled to greater workers' rights under local labour laws, a Dutch court has ruled, handing a setback to the US company's European business model.

It was another court victory for unions fighting for better pay and benefits for those employed in the gig economy and followed a similar decision this year about Uber in Britain.
https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2021/0913/1246429-uber-netherlands/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2021/0913/1246429-uber-netherlands/)
Title: Re: Uber takes a kicking !
Post by: silverbullet on September 14, 2021, 11:37:36 pm
Uber drivers are employees entitled to greater workers' rights under local labour laws, a Dutch court has ruled, handing a setback to the US company's European business model.

It was another court victory for unions fighting for better pay and benefits for those employed in the gig economy and followed a similar decision this year about Uber in Britain.
https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2021/0913/1246429-uber-netherlands/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2021/0913/1246429-uber-netherlands/)
An Irish guy at the forefront of the fight for rights in Europe.

https://www.politico.eu/article/tech-28-class-of-2021-methodology/ (https://www.politico.eu/article/tech-28-class-of-2021-methodology/)

James Farrar.