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11-10-2017, 10:18 PM
The UK again says Uber drivers should get minimum wage, time off—next stop is the Supreme Court
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Uber is already fighting U.K. officials over its ban from London (http://mashable.com/2017/09/22/uber-loses-licence-operate-london/). Now the ride-hailing giant might head to the Supreme Court—for another case entirely.*
Uber lost an appeal (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/10/uber-loses-appeal-employment-rights-workers) Friday over a ruling that required the company to categorize its drivers as workers with benefits like minimum wage, overtime, and vacation pay and not as independent, self-employed contractors.*
SEE ALSO: Truly driverless cars could soon be allowed on California's roads (http://mashable.com/2017/10/11/california-dmv-self-driving-rules/)
This is a battle Uber has fought all over the world, including a major lawsuit in California (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/uber-really-doesnt-want-its-drivers-to-be-considered-employees/). Classifying its drivers as workers would upend Uber's business model, which depends on the kind of obligations-free labor independent contractors provide. This is the same problem that faces other fast-growing gig economy companies that rely on independent workers, like Postmates and Instacart.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/10/uber-uk-drivers-employees-appeal/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Uber is already fighting U.K. officials over its ban from London (http://mashable.com/2017/09/22/uber-loses-licence-operate-london/). Now the ride-hailing giant might head to the Supreme Court—for another case entirely.*
Uber lost an appeal (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/10/uber-loses-appeal-employment-rights-workers) Friday over a ruling that required the company to categorize its drivers as workers with benefits like minimum wage, overtime, and vacation pay and not as independent, self-employed contractors.*
SEE ALSO: Truly driverless cars could soon be allowed on California's roads (http://mashable.com/2017/10/11/california-dmv-self-driving-rules/)
This is a battle Uber has fought all over the world, including a major lawsuit in California (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/uber-really-doesnt-want-its-drivers-to-be-considered-employees/). Classifying its drivers as workers would upend Uber's business model, which depends on the kind of obligations-free labor independent contractors provide. This is the same problem that faces other fast-growing gig economy companies that rely on independent workers, like Postmates and Instacart.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/10/uber-uk-drivers-employees-appeal/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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