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Nobody Is an Employee in the Gig Economy

Nobody Is an Employee in the Gig Economy
A full-time Uber driver in Manhattan, New York, on Aug. 22, 2016. Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times
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A small number of ride-hailing service drivers want to shoot themselves and their colleagues in the foot. Their lawsuits against the likes of Uber—to classify independent contractors as employees—jeopardize driver roles and convenient transport.
The outcomes threaten the broader gig economy, including everything from pet sitting to house cleaning.
Fergus Hodgson
Fergus Hodgson
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Fergus Hodgson is the director of “ Econ Americas”, a financial consultancy, and publisher of the “ Impunity Observer” , a geopolitical intelligence service. He is the author of “ Financial Sovereignty for Canadians: Untether Yourself from the Ottawa Leviathan (2024).”
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