As more talk occurs around the distinctions between formal employees and independent worker, or giggers, it is clear that having it play out in the court system may not be provide a healthy outcome.
While current laws tilt heavily towards classifying independent workers as employees, the bottom line seems to be around the issue of creating a “safety net” for workers. Presently, these legal actions do not help the American workforce as the procurer of services can and will go elsewhere to get its labor – overseas and without penalties.
Of course, internet platform brokers like Uber and TaskRabbit, rely on local labor and have thus borne the burden of the common law justice system.
In seeking protections for the workers and figuring out how to collect taxes, government entities do not have a clear and favorable road to follow. However, companies/platforms that need the independent workforce can get ahead of the curve and show some proactive initiative.
Perhaps, they can take a lead in educational services that guide and direct giggers in the right direction to individual “safety nets” can be established. There is an existing market of payroll and benefit service providers along with legal and compliance support that can be corralled as an educational tsunami force to do some of the things governments believe need to be legislated.
Imagine the Googles and Lyfts of the world having the ability to off load these responsibilities to a third-party independent resource that allows independent workers to remain independent and fulfill the concerns of government entities and allows “employers” to engage these workers without fear of retribution that they will be accused of “employing” these people.
It’s certainly one of the missions of National GIG to provide this agnostic sandbox for both gig workers and those who need the gig worker services to work together in harmony and maintain one another’s business objectives.
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