A better deal for Uber drivers in UK, but Australia's 'gig workers' must wait

A better deal for Uber drivers in UK, but Australia's ‘gig workers' must wait
Sunday, April 4, 2021 10:37 AM UTC
Uber’s announcement earlier this month it will now treat its drivers in the United Kingdom as “workers” rather than “independent contractors” is a significant development for the so-called gig economy.
It follows Uber losing a five-year legal battle to avoid doing just that.
In 2016 two British drivers, James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam, successfully argued before an employment tribunal that Uber was wrong to treat them as independent contractors. The tribunal ruled they were “workers” under British employment law, with rights to entitlements including a minimum wage and holiday pay.

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