28-10-2016 15:59 via news.yahoo.com

UK tribunal rules Uber drivers deserve workers' rights

By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Uber should no longer treat its drivers as self-employed, a British tribunal ruled on Friday, in a decision which threatens the taxi app's business model by forcing it to pay the minimum wage and offer holiday entitlement. Two drivers brought their case to a British employment tribunal in July, arguing the rapidly expanding app, which allows users to book and pay for a taxi by smartphone, was acting unlawfully by not providing certain employment rights. Uber sa
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