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Ruling will have wider implications for the gig economy

Mick Rix Uber operating companies had appealed to the Supreme Court after losing three earlier rounds of the fight. An employment tribunal ruled in 2016 that Uber drivers were workers and entitled to workers' rights. That ruling was upheld by an employment appeal tribunal, and by Court of Appeal judges. Uber drivers have won their court battle (Image: GETTY) Uber drivers should be treated as workers rather than third party contractors, a court ruled (Image: PA) Lawyers representing Uber operating companies told Supreme Court justices that the employment tribunal ruling was wrong. They said dr...

Britain's top court on Friday ruled that ride-hailing giant Uber's drivers are entitled to workers' rights, in a judgement with huge implications for the "gig economy".

TENS OF THOUSANDS of Uber private-hire drivers are in line for substantial compensation after the Supreme Court finally confirmed they are workers, not self-employed contractors. Today’s unanimous decision by six judges — the fourth ruling against Uber in as many years — means the app’s drivers are entitled to holiday pay, a guaranteed minimum wage and breaks. But it also has major implications for workers across the gig economy who have been forced to accept bogus self-employed status. Hailing the “historic” win, the GMB union’s Mick Rix told Uber to “stop wasting time a...

Advertisement London: Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers are workers and not self-employed and are entitled to benefits like holiday and sick pay, in what unions say is a “historic” decision that could upend the gig economy. Lawyers claimed drivers could be entitled to as much as £12,000 ($21,000) in compensation as a result of the ruling. Uber argues that drivers are independent contractors and that, even if a driver is a “worker”, that is not the same as an “employee”. The Transport Workers’ Union seized on the ruling and said it h...