Hillary Clinton criticises the Uber business model for exploiting workers

Economic policy speech slams the 'on-demand economy' following lawsuits against startups like Uber over responsibility to workers and employee rights

In her first major speech laying out her economic agenda, Hillary Clinton on Monday slammed the "on-demand economy", accusing bosses of exploiting their workers by "misclassifying them as contractors."

The presidential hopeful said that while the sharing economy, led by high-profile technology startups like Uber, Airbnb and Lyft, is "creating exciting opportunities and unleashing innovation " it's also raising hard questions about workplace protection and what a good job will look like in the future."