Uber drivers entitled to workers’ rights, UK supreme court rules by Sarah Butler Published by The Guardian (2/2021).
“Decision means drivers should receive minimum wage and paid holidays, say lawyers
The UK supreme court has dismissed Uber’s appeal against a landmark employment tribunal ruling that its drivers should be classed as workers with access to the minimum wage and paid holidays.
Six justices handed down a unanimous decision backing the October 2016 employment tribunal ruling that could land Uber with a big compensation pay out and lead to better terms for millions of workers in the gig economy.
Uber, like many delivery and courier companies, has argued that its drivers are independent self-employed “partners” not entitled to basic rights enjoyed by workers, which include the legally enforceable minimum hourly wage and a workplace pension.
But the supreme court said any attempt by organisations to draft artificial contracts intended to side-step basic employment protections were void and unenforceable…”
