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Uber Canada sharing details of self-directed benefits fund for gig workers

mdunne — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:00:29 +0000

Uber Technologies Inc. is revealing more details of a labour model it’s pitching to Canadian provinces and territories, a model that’s drawn opposition from some worker groups. The Flexible Work+ model the San Francisco-based tech giant has pushed since March asks provinces and territories to force Uber and other app-based companies to create a self-directed […]

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Exempting Uber, Lyft drivers from employee classification, benefits unconstitutional: Calif. judge

mdunne — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:00:07 +0000

A judge is striking down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections. On Aug. 20, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch ruled that Proposition 22 was unconstitutional. Voters approved the measure […]

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Ontario court certifying Uber class action over employee classification

mdunne — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:00:05 +0000

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., which advances a fight to get some of the platform’s Canadian couriers and drivers recognized as employees. The class action was certified by Judge Justin Paul Perell in a decision released late Thursday afternoon and stems from a court filing made […]

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Majority of Canadian employees remain optimistic about workplace: survey

bwolfe — Tue, 11 May 2021 13:00:30 +0000

While 74 per cent of Canadian employees said their optimism about the workplace remains unchanged from before the coronavirus pandemic, the ongoing crisis has affected several aspects of employment including work-life balance, according to a new survey by ADP Inc. The survey found 46 per cent of respondents have been forced to make a choice, […]

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Uber to give U.K. drivers minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay

mdunne — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:00:28 +0000

Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits. The ride hailing giant’s announcement March 16 comes after it lost an appeal last month at the U.K. Supreme Court following a yearslong court […]

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Uber Canada’s push for gig workers to get benefits facing critiques

lbailey — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:00:07 +0000

Uber Canada’s new proposal for provinces to force the tech giant and other mobile application-based companies to offer gig workers some benefits is facing pushback from advocacy groups and employment lawyers, with some saying the plan will still leave gig workers paid less than minimum wage and without job security. The company unveiled its pitch, […]

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Uber Canada seeking labour model allowing it to provide benefits

bwolfe — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:00:24 +0000

Uber Technologies Inc. is asking provincial governments across Canada for regulatory changes that would force the tech giant and other app-based companies to offer gig workers benefits and safety protections. The San Francisco-based company said Wednesday it wants the provinces to require app-based gig employers to accrue benefits funds for workers and provide safety tools […]

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Uber drivers classified as workers, given benefits in landmark U.K. ruling

mdunne — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:30:00 +0000

Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as “workers” and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 19, in a decision that threatens the company’s business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy. The ruling paves the way for Uber drivers to get benefits such as paid holidays and the minimum wage, handing defeat […]

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Some Uber, Lyft drivers suing over California’s Proposition 22

mschmit — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:00:13 +0000

Drivers for app-based, ride-hailing and delivery services filed a lawsuit on January 12 to overturn a California ballot initiative that makes them independent contractors instead of employees eligible for benefits and job protections. The lawsuit filed with the California Supreme Court said Proposition 22 is unconstitutional because it limits the power of the legislature to […]

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U.S. SEC proposing gig workers paid in company stocks

mschmit — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:00:25 +0000

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing new rules that would allow gig workers to be partially paid in company equity. If adopted, the proposed rules would be in effect for a five-year period and allow employers to pay gig workers up to 15 per cent of their annual compensation in equity, to a […]

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