Gig companies warn of collapse if forced to pay decent wage.

Then you don't deserve to exist, simple as that. The confederate slavers of the US used the exact same argument against black suffrage, as did the European colonizers before them.

then fucking collapse!

everyone will be better off for it.

It's worth noting the shitty government has legislation in play that will overturn this, basically that says if your contract says you're a contractor not an employee then you are. Which is a terrible future for all low wage workers (including Uber drivers) who are about to be screwed over.

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"Assassins warn industry may collapse if murder made illegal."

If something is bad or harmful, it doesn't matter whether getting rid of it will destroy the industry.

We have gig drivers here, like a regional Uber setup. Drivers skim 70% off the top and pay the rest into the company. It's breaking even, and drivers are making double Uber money.

I have no sympathy for Uber as I see this competitor winning drivers and rides by just not being dinks.

I worked a few door dash shifts for about a week and earned $48, I work at a bar as a dishwasher now and make $18 an hour. If dishwashers are getting better compensation then delivery drivers, they need a union

Collapse then you parasitic fucks. Maybe real taxis will make a comeback then.

And again: if your business model relies on underpaying people it’s not a good business model.

If you can't set your own rate, you're an employee.

If your company cant survive because it has to start paying your "contractors" as actually employees. Then you shouldn't be in business. Adios!

"If you you don't let me abuse the system I will fail 😭"

Oh no!

Guess its a shitty business model if it can’t survive paying fair wages.

If your company relies on taking advantage of others ... maybe the company should not survive. Something the USA needs

If they can't pay a decent wage, they should file for bankruptcy.

Please collapse.

Gig companies are such a joke. They try to offer a service, but they want millions for doing nothing while the actual people who make their service useful are scrambling to make ends meet. Greed personified in App form. Restaurants use to deliver for free as incentive to get customers, now you are forced to use one of these fucking apps that tacks on an exhorbitant charge and then they still ask you to tip on top of these new exhorbitant charges.

Blow it all up, let's start again. Maybe we'll get it right this time?

Then let if fail. Bring back cabs.

If you can't afford to be in business then don't be in business.

It's so fucked up that these ultra wealthy companies are exploiting people like this. Uber was the first to bring legislation up near me, and I did not appreciate them winning that vote. They ran a successful, multi-million dollar campaign to delude voters into thinking full employee status actually hurt the drivers.

Wild that we have to have court proceedings to determine that people working for a company to earn a paycheck are, in fact, employees.

Justice is so slow, it took 15 years to set what was obvious since day one

If your company cannot pay its employees properly, regardless of w2 or 1099? Then your business is not in need or, you need to re-evaluate how you make your income to pay your employees properly.

So...this business model is financially RAPING it's employees???

What does the stock market say? Good business? As long as they can keep raping.

Oh no! Good thing we already have this service in the form of taxis you fucking idiots.

Good then!

Don't these companies bring in billions of dollars in profits? What's the big deal, that their CEO won't get a few extra millions?

Thief warns of needing to get a job is stealing is illegal, news at 11

Then they should collapse

I would like all companies that can't give pay and benefits at a civilized level to go away.

BusinessNZ chief executive Katherine Rich said if the court’s ruling became the status quo, the gig economy could collapse.

Good riddance, in that case.

Great. Uber ain't special, their workers deserve access to the same benefits as everyone else.

Uber wont collapse, they are just being overly dramatic.