{"id":338689,"date":"2021-09-13T19:15:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T16:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uber-must-classify-drivers-as-employees-not-contractors-dutch-court\/"},"modified":"2021-09-13T19:15:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T16:15:16","slug":"uber-must-classify-drivers-as-employees-not-contractors-dutch-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uber-must-classify-drivers-as-employees-not-contractors-dutch-court\/","title":{"rendered":"#Uber must classify drivers as employees, not contractors: Dutch court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Uber must classify drivers as employees, not contractors: Dutch court<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/uber-workers-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Uber must classify its drivers in Amsterdam as employees rather than contractors, a Dutch court ruled Monday, in a blow to the ride-hailing company\u2019s gig-economy business model.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> follows a similar decision earlier this year in the UK, in which the nation\u2019s supreme court gave more than 70,000 Uber drivers access to a minimum wage, pension plan and paid vacation, among other benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, Amsterdam\u2019s District Court says Uber will be required to extend similar benefits to the company\u2019s 4,000 drivers in the city after siding with the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions. The court found that Uber drivers are in fact employees of a taxi company and should therefore receive the same benefits as other taxi drivers, who are covered by a sectorwide bargaining agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Uber must also pay a $59,000 fine and may in some cases have to give drivers back pay, the court ruled.<\/p>\n<p>The ride-hailing company said that it planned to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal the decision and \u201chas no plans to employ drivers in the Netherlands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are disappointed with this decision because we know that the overwhelming majority of drivers wish to remain independent,\u201d said Maurits Sch\u00f6nfeld, Uber\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager for northern Europe. \u201cDrivers don\u2019t want to give up their freedom to choose if, when and where to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions praised the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the judge\u2019s ruling, the Uber drivers are now automatically employed by Uber,\u201d said Zakaria Boufangacha, FNV\u2019s deputy chairman. \u201cAs a result, they will receive more wages and more rights in the event of dismissal or illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the US and most other markets, Uber classifies its drivers as contractors rather than employees, allowing the unprofitable company to avoid paying out a minimum wage or sick days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Uber, Lyft, Instacrat and other contractor-based apps spent a reported $200 million in a push to enshrine their right to use contract labor into California law though a ballot measure called Proposition 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The measure passed \u2014 but was overturned in August by a judge who called the rule unconstitutional. 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