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Ruling will have wider implications for the gig economy

Mick Rix Uber operating companies had appealed to the Supreme Court after losing three earlier rounds of the fight. An employment tribunal ruled in 2016 that Uber drivers were workers and entitled to workers rights. That ruling was upheld by an employment appeal tribunal, and by Court of Appeal judges. Uber drivers have won their court battle (Image: GETTY) Uber drivers should be treated as workers rather than third party contractors, a court ruled (Image: PA) Lawyers representing Uber operatin...

Britain's top court on Friday ruled that ride-hailing giant Uber's drivers are entitled to workers' rights, in a judgement with huge implications for the "gig economy".

TENS OF THOUSANDS of Uber private-hire drivers are in line for substantial compensation after the Supreme Court finally confirmed they are workers, not self-employed contractors. Today’s unanimous decision by six judges — the fourth ruling against Uber in as many years — means the app’s drivers are entitled to holiday pay, a guaranteed minimum wage and breaks. But it also has major implications for workers across the gig economy who have been forced to accept bogus self-employed st...

Advertisement London: Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers are workers and not self-employed and are entitled to benefits like holiday and sick pay, in what unions say is a “historic” decision that could upend the gig economy. Lawyers claimed drivers could be entitled to as much as £12,000 ($21,000) in compensation as a result of the ruling. Uber argues that drivers are independent contractors and that, even if a driver is a “worker”, that is not the s...

UK top court shakes up gig economy with ruling against Uber

AMAZON has been one of the real success stories of the pandemic, thriving as people relied ever more on online shopping during prolonged periods of…

Bezos could give every Amazon worker a £43,000 Covid bonus and still have the same cash as before the pandemic

AMAZON boss Jeff Bezos is paid more for one second than his warehouse workers earn in two months, analysis by the TUC revealed today. The research shows that it would take an Amazon warehouse worker, typically on £9.50 an hour, more than eight weeks – or 284 hours based on a 35-hour week – to make what their chief executive pockets in a single second – estimated at roughly £2,700. Mr Bezos is now paid over one million times more than the workers who create Amazon’s profits, according ...