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Missing out on TERS may have been last straw for SA s Uber drivers, lawyers say Feb 24, 2021, 07:40 AM
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Drivers who work with the e-hailing app, Uber, are recognised as self-employed independent contractors and have limited rights.
A team of local lawyers, supported by a London firm which recently won a landmark case against Uber in the UK, has filed a class action lawsuit against Uber in South Africa.
They want Uber drivers to be identified as employees and be afforded rights through the Labour Relations Act and the Basic Conditions of Employment act.