Uber driver is employee, not freelancer: Swiss agency

An Uber driver is an employee for which the company must pay social security contributions, a Swiss insurance agency has ruled, dealing a blow to the U.S. ride-hailing platform that says drivers are independent contractors. In October, a British tribunal ruled Uber should treat its drivers as employees and pay them the minimum wage and holiday pay. Suva - which as a provider of obligatory on-the-job accident insurance in Switzerland helps decide which workers are freelance - found an Uber Techno