Under the firm’s suggested model, delivery and ride-hailing drivers would receive payouts in a spending account once they crossed a to-be-determined threshold of time per quarter spent picking up or dropping off passengers and food. Uber and other platforms would collectively manage the fund, and individually provide  worker activity data and make commensurate contributions. (The Logic)

Talking point: Uber is lobbying provincial governments to adopt the new model, which it says reflects the fact that many drivers work for multiple apps, and have different benefits needs. But labour groups and lawyers say the structure helps the firm and its competitors avoid acknowledging workers as employees, and the additional benefits and protections that would bring. Uber’s proposal would also not recognize the time drivers spend waiting for fares or food orders, since it only counts time after they’ve been accepted.