[gruez]

>Freelancing implies some independence/freedom which most uber or deliveroo drivers don't have in practice.

>For example in France you can't declare yourself as a freelancer if you have a single client which dictates your working hours and employs you for very loosely defined missions, because for all intent and purpose you'd be an employee.

Is this some European thing I'm no aware of? Gig workers can accept jobs from multiple apps and log on anytime they want.

[InCityDreams]

>Is this some European thing I'm no aware of? Gig workers can accept jobs from multiple apps and log on anytime they want.

Don't know about it only being a euro-thang, but what you describe is almost the very definition of gig-working. Except, they often can't do 'anytime they want'.

[lm28469]

> Gig workers can accept jobs from multiple apps and log on anytime they want.

That's what I'm saying, not only you can but you're obligated to in most cases. Otherwise it's most likely a scheme for you and/or the employer to get out of various legal processes

If you do 9 to 5 everyday for the same company for long uninterrupted periods it's not a gig anymore

[gruez]

Going back to gig workers, it sounds like you agree that they're actually contractors and shouldn't be classed as employees? All the stuff you described isn't very applicable to gig workers.

[lm28469]

Some are some aren't. The uber driver with 10k trips per year isn't, the student delivering food on saturday is.

[mewpmewp2]

What about a gig worker who works whenever they feel like, get up to 150 hours per month overall, but also use 3 different Uber like companies to constantly compare which one has better offering at the time?

[rtsil]

The law will apply on a case by case basis, it's not a decision to force all gig workers to be treated as employees. TFA gives the criteria by which each case will be evaluated.

[BobaFloutist]

Are they penalized for turning down trips that don't meet their standards? Are they given the agency to set their rates?