A London - based Uber driver has told an employment tribunal that he earned less than the minimum wage and felt significant pressure to work long hours and accept jobs he did not want to , for fear of repercussions from the company . Uber’s lawyer David Reade said that Farrar had picked a month in which he had logged onto the app for the longest period of time but cancelled or not accepted the most amount of jobs, thereby reducing his hourly pay. The driver , James Farrar , has driven for Uber since 2014 and claimed he often earned little more than $ 5 an hour . Mr. Farrar ’s testimony is in support of a group of Uber drivers arguing their employment status should be adjusted from independent contractor to employee . The trial , which is being monitored by unions and employment lawyers globally , is expected to continue until late June , although a final decision regarding driver ’s employment status is not expected for several weeks .
A London - based Uber driver has told an employment tribunal that he earned less than the minimum wage and felt significant pressure to work long hours and accept jobs he did not want to , for fear of repercussions from the company . The driver , James Farrar , has driven for Uber since 2014 and claimed he often earned little more than $ 5 an hour . Mr. Farrar ’s testimony is in support of a group of Uber drivers arguing their employment status should be adjusted from independent contractor to employee . The trial , which is being monitored by unions and employment lawyers globally , is expected to continue until late June , although a final decision regarding driver ’s employment status is not expected for several weeks .