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LONDON (Reuters) - Uber’s proposal to expand benefits to British drivers following a court defeat last month has not put an end to the fight for better gig-worker pay in the UK and around the world, an issue that has become a flashpoint for the labor movement.
On Tuesday, Uber Technologies Inc said it would offer guaranteed entitlements to its more than 70,000 UK drivers, including holiday pay, a pension plan and limited minimum wage.
Uber has said it wants to expand limited benefits similar to those offered to drivers in the UK across all of Europe and the United States.
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The Transport Workers Union is demanding stronger protections for Australia s gig economy after Uber announced it will classify tens of thousands of UK drivers as workers .
Uber made the world-first move - covering some 70,000 drivers and riders - after a UK Supreme Court ruled in February that Uber drivers were entitled to employment rights.
It is a massive change in the business model of a company that had argued before Britain s Supreme Court that its drivers were self-employed.
Union secretary Michael Kaine said Australia needed to enforce better regulation of the gig economy.
“Australia must move quickly to regulate the likes of Uber in the right way,” he said.
Uber says will treat drivers as workers in UK
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London, March 17 : Ride-hailing platform Uber will treat drivers in the UK as workers like its global workforce, that will give them benefits like minimum guaranteed pay, holiday pay, pension plans and others.
The move came after The UK Supreme Court ruled last month that Uber drivers should be treated as workers and not self-employed.
The company said on Tuesday that all drivers in the UK will be paid holiday time based on 12.07 per cent of their earnings, which will be paid out every two weeks, TechCrunch reported.