Oram the sharing economy is an established presence in Western countries and beyond: from Uber fee , it is almost inevitable that each of us, sooner or later, you are benefiting from a sharing service. The benefits are many, and not only for the consumer , but there are some gray areas. Starting from the problem of the worker protection .
As reported The Atlantic , most companies running services sharing Economy tend to consider the providers of work not as employees themselves, but as counterparts business , with all that goes with it. Minimum wages , vacation paid, maternity leave and sickness , rules on the layoffs and so have an obligation for employees, not for the “ independent contractors “. But are we sure that all people who work for a company active in the world of sharing economy be classified as “independent contractors”? Surely it is no coincidence that in the USA the major industry players are already all been sued for not complying with the legislation on the protection of their employees.
Flexibility, autonomy and exploitation
The attempt by some employers to circumvent the rules is not certain a novelty, but as noted by The Atlantic the emergence of the economy of sharing makes their task easier, with the ability to leverage the new technologies . According to US labor law expert Shannon Liss-Riordan, many of the new technology companies are not companies of computer communication as a claim to be: Uber and LYFT, for example, function in the area of transport , Homejoy is a service of cleaning and Postmates is a courier like so many others. So it is not true that simply bring together the people who can offer a service and those who wish to receive it, but lean regular contributors who, as such, should be considered employees for all purposes. Flexible at the times, often without a fixed salary, certainly easy to dismiss , but such freedom can not end with the result in a soft version of use .
The origins of misunderstanding
‘ mistake has roots easily understandable. All these companies are not born to be corporate services , but with otherwise. Working in the world of sharing economy , originally, it was a way for many people to rounded , second job addition to its own work to integrate income in their spare time. In some cases this is still true, but it should be recognized that are now so many people who make their living exclusively through shared services. Just think of the many drivers full time working with Uber to understand the scale of the issue.
Considering the latest developments in the world of sharing economy, maybe it really is time to regular the situation better. The possible paths are many, but the work can not remain without protection, though it will take an effort of study for not destroy a particularly flexible that benefits the vast majority of consumers and even many operators.
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