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    Uber wins London safety case as employment status verdict nears

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2020

    Uber has won the right to continue operating in London because of its safety improvements.

    • Case law
    • USA
    • Employment law

    Uber and Lyft granted reprieve in California employment row

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Aug 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Aug 2020

    Gig economy firms continue to fight legislation forcing them to treat their drivers as employees.

    • Case law
    • Agency workers
    • Employment law

    Supreme Court to make final Uber ruling

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jul 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jul 2020

    Four years in the making – final decision on the employment status of Uber drivers will have huge ramifications for the gig economy.

    • Coronavirus
    • Zero hours
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Uber drivers in court over ministers’ failure to help gig workers

    by Rob Moss 11 Jun 2020
    by Rob Moss 11 Jun 2020

    The High Court today hears a case brought by drivers and the IWGB over Treasury's failure to protect precarious workers during the Covid-19 crisis.

    • Coronavirus
    • Zero hours
    • Latest News

    Tech giants Uber and Airbnb make sweeping job cuts

    by Adam McCulloch 7 May 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 7 May 2020

    Pandemic forces global tech giants to reshape workforces, but country-by-country breakdown of job losses unknown.

    • Case law
    • USA
    • Employment law

    California sues Uber and Lyft over driver benefits

    by Rob Moss 6 May 2020
    by Rob Moss 6 May 2020

    The state of California is suing the ride-hailing technology companies Uber and Lyft for failing to provide benefits and protections...

    • Case law
    • France
    • Latest News

    Uber drivers in France are employees

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Mar 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Mar 2020

    Uber drivers in France are employees and not self-employed, the country’s highest court has confirmed.
    The landmark ruling, which confirms...

    • Agency workers
    • Latest News
    • Gig economy

    Gig economy: Uber launches on-demand jobs app ‘Works’

    by Rob Moss 3 Oct 2019
    by Rob Moss 3 Oct 2019

    Uber Technologies has launched a new app to put casual workers in touch with employers trying to fill vacant shifts....

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Data protection
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    Uber not complying with GDPR requests say drivers

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2019

    Uber drivers are threatening to take legal action over claims the company has refused to disclose the personal data it...

    • Case law
    • Latest News
    • Gig economy

    Union urges Uber users not to cross ‘digital picket line’

    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2018
    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2018

    The IWGB union has a called a 24-hour strike against Uber and is urging the public not use the taxi-hailing...

    • Latest News
    • Gig economy
    • Pay & benefits

    Gig economy: Uber drivers earn above the London Living Wage

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2018

    New research shows that Uber drivers are earning £11 an hour, 80p more than the London Living Wage.
    Using anonymised...

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    • Movers and shakers
    • Race discrimination

    Uber’s head of HR Liane Hornsey resigns after discrimination probe

    by Jo Faragher 11 Jul 2018
    by Jo Faragher 11 Jul 2018

    Uber’s chief people officer has resigned following an investigation into how she handled allegations of racial discrimination at the firm....

    • Zero hours
    • Latest News
    • Gig economy

    From Uber to Deliveroo via Pimlico: The search for clarity on the gig economy

    by Richard Isham 22 Jun 2018
    by Richard Isham 22 Jun 2018

    In recent cases it has become apparent that Uber, City Sprint, Deliveroo and Pimlico Plumbers had each created contracts that purported to ensure that their “partners” – the drivers, cyclists and plumbers – were classed as “self employed”

    • Maternity
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    • Paternity

    Uber to give drivers medical cover, sick pay and other benefits

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 May 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 May 2018

    Uber is to introduce numerous protections for its drivers through a new insurance scheme, including sick pay and maternity and...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts

    “We’re not like Uber or the other gig economy companies” – Hermes

    by Jo Faragher 7 Dec 2017
    by Jo Faragher 7 Dec 2017

    Courier company Hermes has sought to distance itself from the criticism surrounding gig economy employers by claiming its use of...

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