Uber drivers are employees, says British justice
The UK Supreme Court considers Uber drivers to be employees.
AP - Frank Augstein
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In the UK, Uber lost its battle in the UK Supreme Court over driver rights.
This decision means that drivers will now have access to the fundamental rights of employees.
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It is a historic decision.
A victory for David against Goliath.
Uber has lost a lengthy legal battle against 25 former drivers.
The judges of the British Supreme Court ruled that drivers should be considered as employees, and no longer as entrepreneurs, as requested by the VTC company.
The case begins in Great Britain
on a decision of the labor court in 2016
.
The court rules in favor of the group of Uber drivers, led by Yaseen Aslam and James Farrar who were demanding employee status.
Uber strikes back, considering that its drivers are self-employed.
But after losing three appeal cases, the company seized the Supreme Court in 2018. The ruling means that drivers are entitled to a minimum wage and paid vacation.
A consecration for the employees, a masterful setback for the company.
The decision currently only applies to the twenty-five drivers who have filed a lawsuit against Uber.
But already, the courts are raining under complaints: nearly 1,000 drivers have made the same request.
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