The Gig Economy

[Dill]

(05-10-2019, 09:51 AM)Au165 Wrote: In this case they are being treated exactly as they were told they would be treated when they signed up. There were no promises of being employees. They in their minds have turned their business agreement into something they were never told it was. They took it to court and the courts agreed it never constituted employment. If they don't like the business model they signed up to be a part of then yes, they should move on.

This idea that businesses should change their whole structure to fit workers preferred employment method makes no sense. They are what they agreed to be and if they don't want to be it then they should leave. That is not some evil concept that is free choice and we all have it. If I was hired as a commissioned salesman and decided one day I don't want to be commissioned anymore I just want a salary, should the entire business change it's model and pay me a salary just because I want it to? How should I proceed?

The funny thing is if they really want to drive we are DESPERATELY in need of truck drivers in this country, so much so that companies will pay the total cost of getting licensed yet no one wants to do it. I believe the reason no one wants to do it is because the hours are long and the work is tedious but it pays a really good living wage. 

It used to.

This argument has a long history, going back to early 19th century Britain when Parliament told coal companies to give children an hour lunch break and offer some reading instruction.  Then they passed laws forbidding women and children to work longer than 11 hours in the mines. Don't get me started on unions.

Do your really own your own business if government can tell you how to run it?