London— Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as "workers" and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Friday, in a decision that threatens its business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy. The ruling entitles Uber drivers to benefits ...
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Demonstrators, including Uber drivers, marched in London as the ride-hailing firm sought tooverturn employment tribunal rulings which could pave the way for tens of thousands of its drivers in the UK to receive the national minimum wage and paid holiday time Uber launched Tuesday an attempt at ...
a group of Uber drivers, were “workers”. The claimants insisted that they were workers, and wanted the various benefits and considerations afforded to those who meet that definition. Most notable of these would be the right to be paid at least the national minimum wage and...
The saga of whether Uber and other gig-working drivers are full-time employees or independent contractors is never-ending. However, in the UK, the story has passed a crucial milestone. As the UK supreme court has ruled today, Uber must classify its drivers as workers. As a result it must...
The ruling came in a proposed class action accusing Uber of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, who would be eligible for overtime pay and reimbursements for work-related expenses and who can cost a company up to 30% more than contractors. TickerSecurityLastChan...
Workers’ rights are not applicable to the genuinely self-employed; but nor is it necessary for a worker to be an employee, and ‘workers’ are not entitled to the full array of rights that employees receive. So in the Uber case, the main driver (sorry) behind the c...
The Supreme Court highlighted 5 key factors underpinning its finding that Uber drivers are properly classified as 'workers': Where a ride is booked through the Uber app, it is Uber that decides the fare for that ride, and therefore Uber who dictates the pay that an individual ...
On May 5, 2020, the Attorney General of California along with other government entities (the “People”) sued Uber Technologies, Inc. and Lyft, Inc. (the “Companies”) claiming that the companies had misclassified their ride-hailing drivers as independent contractors rather than employees accordi...
Uber drivers in the U.K. are demanding their data. Thanks to European laws, if a company or platform collects a person’s data, they have the right to request access to that information. Four Uber drivers now want to know exactly what the company collects about them to better understand ...