A court bashes Uber into compliance—again
The latest blow may mean vast bill for back taxes
UBER HAS tried repeatedly to persuade others to see it the way it sees itself. Its drivers, the ride-hailing giant has said, are independent contractors with no right to minimum wage, holiday pay or pensions. The drivers, for their part, point out that they are managed algorithmically and cannot set prices or routes. Courts have taken their side. In 2016 the Employment Tribunal ruled that Uber drivers were entitled to minimum wage and holiday pay. Uber lost three appeals, most recently in the Supreme Court in February. On December 6th it was dealt another legal blow when the High Court, in effect, ruled that its entire business model broke the rules.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Cost drivers”
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