Uber award of us $ 100 million, drivers are contractors or employees the dust settles-Uber, step-IT information
On April 22, according to the New York Times reported that Uber recently took a taxi application United States California and Massachusetts driver's class-action lawsuit reached a settlement agreement with the Court: State drivers will still belong to the independent contractors, but Uber agreed to provide 100 million dollars compensation. This landmark agreement, will have far-reaching impact on taxi service.
For a long time, the driver's identity perplexes the Uber: they should be seen as independent contractor or full-time employee? Uber believes that these drivers are independent contractors. "Freelance" capacity not only to allow the drivers to work flexible, can also help Uber avoid the costs of full-time employees, including the payment of minimum wages and the employer share of social security. But labour organizations and lawyers said, Uber drivers should be classified as full-time employees enjoy workers rights.
In the United States District Court for the Northern District of California reached a settlement agreement, Uber 385,000 drivers in California and Massachusetts, will be paid $ 100 million compensation. Meanwhile, Uber also agreed to make more concessions to appease drivers, including to provide the driver with more information about the taxi application was banned, as well as assist in the two States created new "associations" and so on.
For Uber, the settlement, which can be called its "driver status" won a major victory on the issue. As long as the driver continued to maintain an independent contractor status, Uber can maintain low operating costs. Even though the settlement applies only to the 2 counties, but Uber attitude changes will have an impact for the rest of the regulators.
Uber赔偿1亿美元，司机是承包商还是职工尘埃落定 - Uber,优步 - IT资讯
4月22日，据纽约时报报道，打车应用Uber近日就美国加利福尼亚州和马萨诸塞州司机集体诉讼案与法庭达成和解协议：这些州的司机将依然属于独立承包商，但Uber同意向他们提供1亿美元补偿。这份协议具有里程碑意义，将对打车服务行业产生持续的深远影响。
长期以来，司机的身份问题始终困扰着Uber：他们应被视为独立承包商还是全职员工？Uber认为，这些司机是独立承包商。“自由职业者”的身份既可让司机们工作起来机动灵活，也可以帮助Uber规避全职员工的费用，包括支付最低薪资和雇主分摊的社会保险。但是劳工组织和律师们称，Uber司机应被归为全职员工，享受员工权益。
在美国加州北区地区法院达成的和解协议规定，Uber将向加州和马萨诸塞州的38.5万名司机支付1亿美元补偿。同时，Uber也同意做出更多让步以安抚司机，包括向司机提供更多有关打车应用被禁的信息，以及协助在这两个州创建新的“司机协会”等。
对于Uber来说，此次和解堪称其在“司机身份”问题上获得的重大胜利。只要司机继续保持独立承包商的身份，Uber就可以保持低成本运营。尽管这项和解协议仅适用于2个州，但Uber的态度转变将对其他地方的监管机构产生影响。