A former top lobbyist for Uber said the firm wilfully ignored regulations when it began operating in Switzerland in 2013.
MacGann was Uber’s chief lobbyist in Europe between 2014 and 2016. Last year he was at the source of the large-scale “Uber files” investigation.
He says Uber knew of the Swiss rules regarding social security and employment law, but chose to “discard them”. The company knew it would only be profitable if it followed its model of viewing drivers as independent workers rather than registered employees.
Uber replied that in recent years its practices have “radically changed” in order to adapt to Swiss regulations.
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