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Uber could give gig workers a better deal but it’s lobbying EU to lower standards, says Fairwork
Uber has been accused of downplaying its influence over working conditions in the gig economy after the ride-hailing giant published a white paper earlier this week in which it lobbied for a ‘Prop 22’ style deregulation of Europe’s labor laws.
Fairwork, an academic research project that benchmarks gig platforms against a set of fairness principles to encourage these intermediaries to improve conditions for workers, said today that Uber’s call for special rules for the gig economy is an attempt to “legitimize a lower level of protection for platform workers than most European workers benefit from.”
Swiss citizens last November voted in a referendum that proposed making Switzerland’s multinational companies responsible for their actions overseas. The Responsible Business Initiative could have marked the beginning of greater control over the behavior of multinationals, not just in their home countries but also overseas. Though a thin majority of people voted in favor, the
Uber on Monday called on EU regulators to recognize the value of independent contracts in job creation as they consider new rules to protect gig economy
The United Kingdom Supreme Court (UKSC) today released its much anticipated judgment in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc, unanimously overturning the Court of Appeal’s previous finding.