The big story: Uber loses UK legal challenge
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has reaffirmed earlier rulings that the Uber drivers who brought the case which dates back to 2016 are workers, not independent contractors.
“Drivers are in a position of subordination and dependency in relation to Uber such that they have little or no ability to improve their economic position through professional or entrepreneurial skill,” the court said in a statement. “In practice the only way in which they can increase their earnings is by working longer hours while constantly meeting Uber’s measures of performance.”
Uber, while acknowledging the decision, emphasized that it applies to the specific group of drivers who brought the case, many of whom are no longer driving through the app.
Ride-sharing giant Uber has lost its final appeal in a long UK legal battle over whether its drivers are self-employed contractors or legally-recognized workers. The ruling draws an end to a five-year-long legal fight and is a major setback for Uber that could affect all gig workers in the United Kingdom.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Federal Court of Justice of Germany issues prenatal death certificate for patent injunction reform: change is NOT coming
That pre-hearing statement starts with the following two sentences (my translation): It is not to be expected that the proportionality analysis envisioned by [the proposed reform statute on injunctive relief] will result in any fundamental departure from the principles of the
Heat Exchanger case law. The probability of a finding or, respectively, negation of proportionality in a given case is, therefore, not going to change with respect to the underlying principles.
There you have it again: the total failure of pro-reform lobbying efforts. They wasted time, money, and energy, and the result is going to be symbolical, but the situation won t really improve. That statement by the Federal Court of Justice will be cited by plaintiffs and, ultimately, by the lower courts.
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UK Supreme Court rejects Uber’s appeal, ruling that drivers are workers and not self-employedEurope 2021-02-20, by Editor Comments Off 2
Britain’s top court ruled on Friday that Uber drivers are “workers” and are therefore entitled to received minimum wage and paid leave.
The decision could threaten the car service’s business model and could have wider implications for the so-called gig economy.
The seven judges of the UK Supreme Court unanimously rejected Uber’s appeal against a lower court ruling, and confirmed that drivers should be classed as “workers” and not as self-employed.
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