Comment | One of the world’s worst employers is not only asking Aussies to turn a blind eye to its underpayments – but asking us to pick up the tab on its wages bill
The fact that US tipping culture has crept its way into Australia is bad enough. But a US company trying to impose its policy of global wage suppression onto its Australian workforce has to be called out.
and lawmakers to suit its own ends. Despite using our road networks, our policing system, and our skilled workforce, UberIts company culture is that the normal rules don’t apply to it. Uber’s latest call for pay-as-you-go serfdom fits in neatly with a pattern of employee exploitation we’ve seen from the company around the world. In every jurisdiction, Uberclassified as direct employees. Why? So it doesn’t have to pay the benefits and entitlements like sick leave that come with such a definition.
I’ll admit I’ve used Uber – it’s a slick product that has revolutionised urban transport. As an economist I can see the benefits of digital innovation and the advantages of putting to use people’s time and assets. I’m not naive enough to think that a mass boycott of the service is probable.
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