UBERIZATION: PLATFORM-BASED WORK RELATIONSHIP IN FOUR-WHEEL MOTOR VEHICLES

Abstract

This research deals with uberization and its employment relationship through platforms in four-wheeled motor vehicles. The following question is asked: is PLP 12/2024 sufficient to guarantee and protect labor rights, respecting the Consolidation of Labor Laws and the fundamental rights of workers without violating existing regulations protected by law? The uberization of work is an instrument made available as a new form of work, individualized, as an element of autonomous service provision intermediated by platforms. Considering that the existence of PLP 12, by itself, is not a guarantee of labor rights, but cumulatively, the demonstration of unconstitutionality called legality. To understand this scenario, it is necessary to revisit the industrial revolution, dedicated to the Taylorist, Fordist and Toyotist work systems, and finally, to understand the new form of work in Industry 4.0. Therefore, the analysis of the employment relationship related to the requirements for characterizing the employment relationship and the “autonomy” of the platform worker as a smoke of heteronomy and also the impact of the legislation, in the face of the attempt of regulation/deregulation, expanding this understanding with comparative law in other countries. This phenomenon of precarious work requires a critical analysis to ensure that labor rights are not disregarded in this new work system in the digital age. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the existence of the employment relationship between drivers and the companies behind the platforms. In addition, the work proposes to bring to light, in view of the increase in unemployment and the need for income for survival — topics that have gained relevance in the 21st century.