{"id":2032,"date":"2023-11-11T09:24:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T08:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/2023\/11\/11\/platforms-creating-gig-workers-out-of-earnings\/"},"modified":"2023-11-11T23:14:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:14:51","slug":"platforms-cheating-gig-workers-out-of-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/2023\/11\/11\/platforms-cheating-gig-workers-out-of-earnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Platforms cheating gig workers out of earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another one on the \u2018gig economy\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2023\/11\/uber-lyft-pay-328-million-for-cheating-drivers-out-of-earnings-ny-says\/\">Ars Technica writes<\/a> that in New York Uber and Lyft have agreed to pay $328 million after &#8220;cheating drivers out of hundreds of millions of dollars\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4377-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4377-1.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4377-1-404x700.jpg 404w, https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4377-1-87x150.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.bijt.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_4377-1-768x1331.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the usual observations that platform companies are not compliant (and knowingly do) with local or state legislation, what is interesting in this case is also the role of the app interface itself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Uber misrepresented the deductions made to drivers\u2019 pay in their terms of service, telling drivers that Uber would only deduct its commission from the drivers\u2019 fare, and that drivers were \u201centitled to charge [the passenger] for any tolls, taxes or fees incurred,\u201d though <strong>no method to do this was ever provided via the Uber Driver app<\/strong>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Uber app itself, it seems, was not even compliant with Uber\u2019s own stated policies\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2023\/11\/uber-lyft-pay-328-million-for-cheating-drivers-out-of-earnings-ny-says\/\">original article on Ars &gt;&gt; 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