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Can Employees Really Work However They Want?
Under the legal definition of “employee,” gig workers are misclassified as independent contractors
Li Jin • Uber and Instacart don’t represent Silicon Valley. Why we’re voting “No” on Prop 22
A further complication is that ride-sharing companies typically treat drivers as independent contractors, not employees. This saves cost, but it also allows drivers to work for multiple ride-sharing organizations. In effect, a new entrant will not have to assemble a new pool of drivers. The entrepreneur can simply “borrow” the drivers already in th
... See moreFelix Oberholzer-Gee • Better, Simpler Strategy: A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance
times. The way that Uber routed jobs to drivers encouraged them to take every request, regardless of how profitable the ride would be.
Sarah Kessler • Gigged: The Gig Economy, the End of the Job and the Future of Work
Now, this isn’t necessarily a problem created by the technology. It’s created by terrible business models. You could certainly improve the lives of truck drivers with some simple policy changes. For starters, you could pay them by the hour, instead of by the mile. That wouldn’t fix everything, but it’d help reduce the most pernicious dynamics prope... See more