Uber and food delivery services will help drivers diagnosed with coronavirus
This is a shift for such firms, which often ensure their drivers do not qualify as full-time employees and thus cannot claim some social protections
09 March 2020 - 16:03
Multiple ride-share and food delivery companies are following in the footsteps of Uber, which announced it would compensate its drivers who contract the coronavirus.
On Saturday, Uber said that drivers who provided documentation to show they had been diagnosed with Covid-19 or quarantined by health authorities would “receive compensation for a period of up to 14 days”...
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