Uber adds payment caps and drivers with pre-existing conditions to sick leave policy

07 december 2020 | Platform economy record | Uber | On-location platform-determined routine work | Article

After coming under fire for its strict and confusing limitations on paid sick leave, Uber announced that it is expanding eligibility for contractors affected by COVID-19—with the catch that the financial aid package each driver receives is likely to shrink moving forward. Uber will extend financial aid to eligible drivers under quarantine orders because of a pre-existing health condition that puts them at greater risk for serious illness due to the virus. Previously, only Uber drivers with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis or those who had been determined at-risk for spreading the virus and quarantined by a public health authority qualified for two weeks of paid leave.

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Uber adds payment caps and drivers with pre-existing conditions to sick leave policy
Stanley A., Gizmodo (2020), ‘Uber adds payment caps and drivers with pre-existing conditions to sick leave policy’, 11 Apr.

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  • Article
  • Yes
  • transport
  • On-location platform-determined routine work
  • Uber
  • COVID-19, employment status, health and safety, social protection
  • English
  • Gizmodo
  • 2020
  • Open access
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