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Uber’s U.K. Court Loss Spells a Reckoning for Gig Work in Europe Feb 20 2021, 1:51 AM February 19 2021, 10:39 PM February 20 2021, 1:51 AM (Bloomberg) -- Uber Technologies Inc.’s defeat in a U.K. legal battle over the way it treats its drivers is set to trigger a wave of complaints from workers across the region. (Bloomberg) -- Uber Technologies Inc.’s defeat in a U.K. legal battle over the way it treats its drivers is set to trigger a wave of complaints from workers across the region. Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that Uber must treat its drivers as “workers,�...

Uber lobbies for ‘Prop 22’-style gig work standards in the EU Uber is shooting its shot at EU lawmakers as they dial up scrutiny of working conditions on gig platforms to decide whether new rules are needed to improve the lot of gig workers. The ride-hailing and on-demand food delivery giant has published a white paper today in which it lobbies European policymakers for what it couches as a “new standard” for platform work. In the paper Uber talks of the need to expand some benefits to gig workers — seeking to eschew the nightmare scenario (for Uber) of having to fund the full suite...

Uber lobbies for 'Prop 22'-style gig work standards in the EU Read full article February 15, 2021, 6:51 AM·24 min read Uber is shooting its shot at EU lawmakers as they dial up scrutiny of working conditions on gig platforms to decide whether new rules are needed to improve the lot of gig workers. The ride-hailing and on-demand food delivery giant has published a white paper today in which it lobbies European policymakers for what it couches as a "new standard" for platform work. In the paper Uber talks of the need to expand some benefits to gig workers -- seeking to eschew the nightmare sce...