Uber Reclassifies 70,000 UK Drivers as Workers, Providing Minimum Wage, Benefits
Uber Reclassifies 70,000 UK Drivers as Workers – Providing Minimum Wage, Benefits Uber Technologies Inc. will reclassify all 70,000 of its UK drivers as workers, entitling them to the minimum wage, vacation pay and other benefits after a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court last month. The ride-hailing app’s drivers will receive at least the national living wage of 8.72 pounds ($12.11) per hour starting Wednesday. This will be the minimum drivers can earn, in what Uber described as an “earnings floor, not an earnings ceiling.” Related: The UK will be the first country in the world w...
Source: insurancejournal.com