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n4r9 | 3 days ago

That claim doesn't hold up to the figures: https://www.smeweb.com/total-number-of-uk-businesses-rises-d...

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Anonyneko|3 days ago

>the number of employing businesses decreasing by 9,000 (0.7%), but the number of non-employing businesses rising by 201,000 (4.9%)

Isn't "non-employing business" an euphemism of sorts for "Uber driver"? No idea though if the UK is already forcing Uber to hire drivers and couriers as employees or not yet.

lnsru|3 days ago

I am self employed electrician in Germany. I will never ever hire someone due to sick regulations here. I can work with clothing and tools I want. I can use my old stable ladder. For my employee I must get very expensive hardware and be liable for his work and his health. So thanks, it will never happen. I work all the time with other self employed people and they do share same opinion.

pseudalopex|3 days ago

> Isn't "non-employing business" an euphemism of sorts for "Uber driver"?

It was older than Uber. But it includes Uber drivers now.