Or maybe they are using it as a screening device for "better" drivers. I keep hearing that when Uber comes to a new city, the pay is pretty good so it attracts non-ESL speaking drivers. Maybe this is just a barrier to enter the marketplace to maintain those 'better' drivers. Probably not, but I wouldn't be surprised.
So if you hire a guy on the road to help you move, are you responsible to verify his immigration status?
I think these ride sharing apps also report giving you money as required by law, and you have to put in such info as an SSN in the USA so they can do background checks. I'm pretty sure they also do background checks in the UK and part of that will be your immigration status. It's just they are efficient and automated in doing so, so it seems like they don't check anything because of the speed.
Yes and in the UK its strict liability there isn't a defence of good faith if you accept fake id's even if its a very good fake your liable for I think a £10K fine
Please pay me per hour or give me a salary, I must be missing it. Oh wait, drivers are paid per ride, can start and stop work at any time, and can work other apps simultaneously.
What job lets you work with competitors while you are working?
Please pay me per hour or give me a salary, I must be missing it. Oh wait, drivers are paid per ride, can start and stop work at any time, and can work
Contractors can choose but it doesn't mean they can choose tools that don't do the job. If part f the job is storing backup data on a phone the tool needs to be a phone capable of storing backup data.
The biggest argument I've seen for uber drivers being contractors is that they can work for competitors at the same time. Any employee would get fired pretty quickly.