I have a US perspective so I'm interested in why this ruling was made. If the driver doesn't want to drive on a given day, there's no one he has to call. There's no approval of the time off. He just won't get paid because he isn't doing work.
In the US, one central tenant of being an employee vs a contractor is that your employer has power over your schedule, working location, and your work methods, which I see none of in Uber (which I did drive for back in 2016.) Uber drivers are allowed to drive for other groups and have other jobs.
So what basis was this decision made, if not "they are complaining and the right thing to do is something, plus Uber=bad?"
In the US, one central tenant of being an employee vs a contractor is that your employer has power over your schedule, working location, and your work methods, which I see none of in Uber (which I did drive for back in 2016.) Uber drivers are allowed to drive for other groups and have other jobs.
So what basis was this decision made, if not "they are complaining and the right thing to do is something, plus Uber=bad?"