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April 6, 2021 06:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/b-OENTEozR4/uber-may-stop-letting-drivers-see-destinations-and-name-prices
Uber May Stop Letting Drivers See Destinations and Name Prices
An anonymous reader shares a report: A year ago, Uber let its California drivers see ride destinations before picking up passengers and let them set pricing in an effort to prove that the drivers were truly independent contractors. It was part of the company's strategy to block drivers from being reclassified as employees under AB5, California's gig-work law. Now, Uber is acknowledging that the move has hurt business and is considering axing its visible destinations and price-naming policies, The Chronicle has learned. The see-saw may disappoint drivers who appreciated that extra control over their work. Too many drivers cherry-pick lucrative rides and decline other requests, making the service unreliable, the San Francisco company said on Monday. Uber no longer has to worry about proving that drivers are independent contractors, because Prop 22 -- the November ballot measure that Uber and fellow gig companies spent $220 million to pass -- enshrines their non-employee status.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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