Comment Casual or irregular worker (Score 1) 273
In the UK this would be classed as a "Casual or Irregular Worker" under the following criteria:
Casual or irregular work
Someone is likely to be a worker if most of these apply:
they occasionally do work for a specific business
the business doesn’t have to offer them work and they don’t have to accept it - they only work when they want to
their contract with the business uses terms like ‘casual’, ‘freelance’, ‘zero hours’, ‘as required’ or something similar
they had to agree with the business’s terms and conditions to get work - either verbally or in writing
they are under the supervision or control of a manager or director
they can’t send someone else to do their work
the business deducts tax and National Insurance contributions from their wages
the business provides materials, tools or equipment they need to do the work
https://www.gov.uk/employment-...
Seems to fit what Uber want out of a worker...
The other categories identified by the UK Government are "employee", "shareholding employee", "self employed or contractor", "director" and "office holder".