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South Africa â Uber set to face class action lawsuit as drivers demand employee rights
04 March 2021
London-based law firm Leigh Day, known for its high profile cases against Uber and Deliveroo, announced it is partnering with South African law firm Mbuyisa Moleele(MBM Law) to launch a class action in South Africa against Uber.
The case will be on behalf of drivers wanting to be recognised as employees, rather than as independent contractors.
Leigh Day launched the landmark gig economy case against Uber in the UK which recently resulted in a Supreme Court victory for the riders meaning that Uber must classify its drivers as workers rather than self-employed.
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Digital platforms have provided pathways for many in Africa’s informal job sector to move into more “formal” alternatives, pushing governments to shape nascent labour markets in new ways.
Like policymakers in the rest of the world, African policymakers are also grappling with regulating new employment types that stem from the digital economy. And a new, pending case in South Africa against ride-sharing giant Uber might set global standards if local courts use this invaluable opportunity to decide about the nature of these novel work arrangements.
Innovations are transforming the way we structure our economies and society. Sometimes referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and generally recognised as the advent and implementation of modern and occasionally disruptive technologies that incorporate digitisation, this “revolution” paradigm shift simultaneously raises challenges and opportunities to provide social protection for gig workers.
British police said on Thursday they had ruled out a criminal investigation into the famous 1995 BBC interview with the late Princess Diana, after complaints from her brother that she had been tricked into taking part with the use of forged documents.