On 10 November, the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal rejected an appeal made by Uber, the US transportation technology firm. The company was appealing an unprecedented ruling passed in 2016, which said that two drivers, who brought forward a complaint in the belief that they were incorrectly being treated as independent workers, were eligible to receive paid holiday, paid breaks and a minimum wage. Uber has already announced that it is to appeal the decision once again, as it looks to avoid a hammer blow to the rampant ‘gig economy’ model.
Uber to appeal. Once again, legal authorities in the UK have judged that Uber drivers should be considered ‘workers’, rather than self-employed. While a worker is not necessarily entirely employed by a company, they are entitled to a series of guaranteed minimum rights, such as a minimum wage, paid leave as well as the right to report any kind of discrimination. For the two drivers who first brought the case to court in 2016, and were successful (see articles n° 9899 and no° 9780), the decision
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