Drivers for Addison Lee , the London - based cab firm , have been ruled to be workers entitled to the minimum wage and paid holiday , rather than self - employed contractors , according to an employment appeals tribunal . The decision confirmed an earlier ruling in a case brought by three of the firm ’s drivers who argued that they were entitled to the minimum wage between the jobs they logged on and off . The ruling , which is the latest to find that contractors working in the gig industry should not be treated as self - employed , could affect employment of drivers . Addison Lee is awaiting an appeal .
Drivers for Addison Lee, the London-based cab firm, have been ruled to be workers entitled to the minimum wage and paid holiday, rather than self-employed contractors, according to an employment appeals tribunal. The decision confirmed an earlier ruling in a case brought by three of the firm’s drivers who argued that they were entitled to the minimum wage between the times they logged on and off. The ruling, which is the latest to find that people working in the gig economy should not be categorised as self-employed, could affect thousands of drivers. Addison Lee is considering an appeal.