Kelvin Chan
Government, Business
Former Uber drivers Yaseen Aslam (left) and James Farrar outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in 2018.(Alastair Grant/AP)
Uber to Give UK Drivers Minimum Wage, Pension
Former Uber drivers Yaseen Aslam (left) and James Farrar outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in 2018.(Alastair Grant/AP)
LONDON — Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, after a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits.
March 17, 2021
Government, Business
Uber drivers of the App Drivers & Couriers Union celebrate as they listen to the court decision on a tablet computer outside the Supreme Court in London on Feb. 19. (Frank Augstein/AP)
UK Supreme Court Gives Uber Drivers Benefits in Landmark Ruling
Uber drivers of the App Drivers & Couriers Union celebrate as they listen to the court decision on a tablet computer outside the Supreme Court in London on Feb. 19. (Frank Augstein/AP)
LONDON — Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as “workers” and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 19, in a decision that threatens the company’s business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy.
February 19, 2021
Government, Business, Technology
A rider opens an Uber app in front of a taxi line at Waterloo train station in London. (Chris J Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
Uber Loses License in London Over Safety, Vows to Appeal
A rider opens an Uber app in front of a taxi line at Waterloo train station in London. (Chris J Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
LONDON — London’s transit authority Nov. 25 refused to renew Uber’s operating license over concerns about impostor drivers, with the ride-booking company vowing to appeal the decision as it struggles to secure its future in the British capital.
November 25, 2019