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Originally Posted by dandor31
I totally am fine with the Class 4 requirement. You're job is to transport people safely and most people with Class 5 licences could do with a refresher on the rules of the road. I think we can hold Uber drivers to the same standards as taxi drivers.
I'm happy about the removal of geographic limits and the limits on number of drivers. This is a benefit to both taxis and rideshares.
It certainly isn't doom and gloom. I think once a large enough group of people get their Class 4 licence, Uber won't operate much differently that other cities.
I wouldn't be opposed to the same BC minimum wage applying to drivers as well. I think the whole idea of Uber treating drivers as "independent contractors" is a bit of BS. It shouldn't be a race to the bottom for employment standards.
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Agree.
However, I hope Uber never operates here like it does elsewhere. They treat drivers in a predatory way under the concept of "independent contractors." The best perspective I have heard is the comparison of Uber with PayDay Loan companies. Sure its a service. Sure everyone participates of their own free will. So did the coal miners of yesteryear.
I run a relatively small firm that adapts and reacts quickly based on the projects we have underway. One aspect of this is employing several people as "independent contractors." We pay them well and provide monetary assistance with things like eye care and dental, but it still makes me uncomfortable: mostly based upon their lack of job security and my inability to provide a long term career path. I know one thing for sure, they would all like full time work, and neither they nor I consider that its all good participation in the "Sharing Economy."
dandor31 points to the things I favour: mainly a true overhaul of the Taxi (incl. Ride share) industry; and the regulation of Ride Share so it functions for the benefit of all three of its direct participants.