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Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash Ride-hailing app Uber will be giving its UK drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay. This is following the UK's Supreme Court verdict stating that these drivers are workers too and are entitled to benefits. This has started a new conversation stating that will this become a global norm for San Francisco-based Uber. While the decision in the UK was made mainly due to the verdict of the year-long court battle, in Canada the company is proposing changes to labour laws that would allow its employees to receive benefits and safety protection, according...

Andrew MacDonald, Uber’s senior vice-president says: “Our view is our current employment system is outdated, unfair, and somewhat inflexible and some workers get benefits and protections and others don’t. We feel that COVID has exposed some of those fundamental flaws and think this is a good opportunity for change.” Uber drivers have had concerns about the company’s treatment of workers after a pay change ended up dropping per-trip earnings from $10 down to $3.99 last year. When asked about the proposed changes, 85 percent of employees said that they could not continue driving if t...

Uber Canada’s unilateral proposal is “a dangerous proposition” says Uber workers’ union Drivers reject Uber Canada’s proposal as a cynical ploy that ignores union rights March 11, 2021 15:40 ET | Source: UFCW Canada UFCW Canada Toronto, Ontario, CANADA TORONTO, March 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW Canada, the union organizing Uber drivers and Uber Eats couriers across the country, says Uber Canada’s recent proposal to provincial governments to set up an alternative set of regulations to govern gig workers that Uber calls...

TORONTO - Uber Technologies Inc. is asking provincial governments across Canada for regulatory changes that would force the tech giant and other app-bas...

The San Francisco-based company said Wednesday that it wants the provinces to require app-based gig employers to accrue benefit funds for workers and provide safety tools and training without having to take away the flexibility of their work by declaring them traditional employees