“Disappointed.” This is how Uber qualifies the decision of a court in the Netherlands that ruled this Monday, September 13, that drivers in that country are employees of the company and not simply independent contractors who use the platform.
The transport company released a statement in which it said: “We are disappointed with this decision because we know that the vast majority of drivers want to remain independent.” The text is signed by the manager of the company for Northern Europe, Maurits Schoenfeld.
Uber’s statement is a response to the ruling of an Amsterdam district court that ruled in favor of the FNV union and that determined that the company’s drivers are employees, with the rights that this implies, publishes Netherlands News Live.
In markets such as the US and other European countries, there has already been some kind of progress in this area.
In Mexico and other Latin American countries, progress in this regard is slower. Last year, for example, a project by the National Action Party was presented in the Mexican Senate to regulate the Federal Labor Law and include more labor standards, rights and basic conditions that companies, including applications such as Uber, should comply with.
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