Uber has lost an appeal in the UK against a 2018 employment tribunal ruling that its drivers should be classified as workers rather than self-employed contractors, which would see the drivers become entitled to holiday pay and the UK's national minimum wage. Uber can now choose to take the case to the UK Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The decision is likely to have major implications for Uber's business model in Europe.
Uber has lost an appeal in the UK against a 2018 employment tribunal ruling that its drivers should be classified as workers rather than self-employed contractors, which would see the drivers become entitled to holiday pay and the UK's national minimum wage. Uber can now choose to take the case to the UK Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Tom Elvidge from Uber UK said taxi drivers have been self-employed for decades and the assertion that Uber drivers must take 80% of jobs sent to them is incorrect.