Forcing companies to give worker’s rights to gig economy workers is actually huge, so expect Google to fight tooth and nail to block it. Could make for a big change in all the hoops they make YouTubers jump through if it does eventually stick though.
The lawsuit seeks to demonstrate an employment relationship between Jota, a creator of political satire content whose real name has not been disclosed, and Alphabet’s YouTube
Yeah, I don’t think they have to fight very hard here. This lawsuit has a snowball’s chance in hell.
Do you have experience with Spanish employment law?
Hope he wins Google’s gone full evil lately and isn’t even trying to hide it.
IIRC the test for being an employee, is having the employer at least controlling the employee’s schedule, if not providing all the resources to realize the work.
Not sure about their exact contract with YouTube, but I don’t think it might be applicable to a media producer publishing at their own pace by whichever own means they want.
IIRC the test for being an employee, is having the employer at least controlling the employee’s schedule
No that’s “a” test, it’s not “the” test. And you don’t have to pass all of the tests.
A perfect example is the CEO of a company. They control their own schedule. They are still employees… and in most of the world you need a reason to fire them.
