Uber drivers operate predominantly under legislative framework for taxi drivers as entrepreneurs, 19/20 of interviewed Uber drivers were entrepreneurs. Uber drivers pay 10% VAT for all income and a 25% commission to Uber. We may assume that the majority of 600 000 taxi drivers in Russia aren’t employees of taxi parks, nor they are self-employed [58]. In Saint Petersburg taxi use has increased along platformisation but working conditions of the taxi drivers have changed in ambiguous ways. Long working hours were particularly prominent in St Petersburg, while in Helsinki and London driving Uber was also used as a flexible option.

Source: The Guardian March 01, 2024 17:42 UTC