I've spoken about this before, but it appears that now the cab drivers are striking over the requirement that they all have GPS units and touch screens in their cab so people can pay with a credit card.
Where's the problem? Your employer requires you to have something as a part of your job, you get it. Or you don't have a job. It's really as simple as that. The employer has the right to know where you are at all times. Plus, when you're out in public, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy. The Supreme Court has ruled on this before, so I'm afraid that cabbies simply don't have a leg to stand on.
What's worse is that they are making their supervisors think twice about the cabbies. If one cabbie didn't have a problem with it and another one did, when it comes time to cut jobs, who do you think the supervisor's going to pick?
I'm not saying let an employer walk all over you, but you certainly have to pick your battles and this is one that cabbies simply can't win.
Travis
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I have the feeling that they’re mad because it’s a lot harder to hide credit card income than cash income. I guess that they’re going to have to start paying taxes like the rest of us!
Quite possibly. It will mean that they now have to account for everything rather than slacking off or overcharging someone. I'm not saying that they all do it, but more accountability certainly isn't something that anyone wants when they aren't doing their job. They simply don't have the law on their side on this one.
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