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What if far more drivers want to work 10:00-16:00 than are needed? In the current situation, the spot price drops and some drivers leave while more riders enter.

As employees, Uber cannot dynamically vary the pay/minute rate, especially if it falls below minimum wage combined with vehicle/gas reimbursement.



Employers can vary the wages of their employees. They just can't pay wages that are so low that they violate minimum wage law. I don't see an issue.


That doesn't address drivers signing on when they know they won't get any rides then just sitting in their drive way.


Uber can tell them that no work is available. This kind of work arrangement exists today, it’s called “casual employment”




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