Uber warns shut down in hundreds of cities under EU gig work plan, FT says

Anabel Diaz, the head of Uber‘s mobility division in Europe, has warned that if Brussels’ proposals to designate gig workers as de facto employees was enacted, it would cause the company to shut down in hundreds of cities and raise prices as much as 40%, Javier Espinoza of The Financial Times. Diaz urged lawmakers to approve rules that would preserve what she described as self-employed workers’ desire for flexibility. “If Brussels forces Uber to reclassify drivers and couriers across the EU, we could expect to see a 50-70 per cent reduction in the number of work opportunities,” Diaz said, according to the Times.