";s:4:"text";s:4686:" The fact that this information is not readily available might suggest otherwise. In addition, the company is challenging a California law that also seeks to convert independent contractors into more traditional employees.The consequences of the French ruling are very important, both for the past and for the future, according to Vincent Roulet, a lawyer at Eversheds Sutherland. France's top civil court dealt ride-hailing giant Uber a setback on Wednesday with a key ruling that it had effectively employed one of its drivers. The route is imposed on him by the company and, if he does not follow it, price corrections are applied. Countering terrorism during the COVID-19 pandemic New guidelines for third phase; barbershops, gyms, some restaurants to reopen in Qatar401 mosques and prayer grounds for Eid Al Adha Prayer; 200 mosques to hold Friday prayerAmir holds telephone conversation with Prime Minister of IraqFacebook challenges YouTube with licensed music videosAl Rayyan take on Al Arabi in QNB Stars League week 19The Peninsula newspaper provides extensive news coverage, incisive analyses and trenchant commentary from around the world, but with firm roots and primary focus on life in Qatar.Uber drivers sit in their cars as they wait for passengers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 13, 2017. Uber UK employment status case Six employment law cases that […] Uber has long argued it is merely a platform linking self-employed drivers with riders, a model which allows for avoidance of certain taxes and social charges as well as paid vacations. A: Yes, Uber does have a 24/7 phone number that can be used to contact support representatives. "The existence of a relationship of subordination between the company Uber and the driver when connecting to the digital platform” makes the "driver’s self-employed status merely fictitious,” the Cour de Cassation wrote.Courts throughout Europe have been giving gig workers more rights. Reuters / Nacho Doce The current model enables Uber to avoid numerous taxes that fund France’s welfare system, Reuters California, where Uber is headquartered, passed a law called “This decision does not reflect the reasons why drivers choose to use the Uber app,” Uber said in a written statement to Reuters.