Date
27 October 2016

Tag

Active

Country
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Geographical scope
National
Type
  • Type

    Provision of insurance and social protection

    Legal
  • Type

    Regulation of passenger transport

    Legal
  • Type

    Working conditions

    Legal
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Description

On 28 October 2016, the London-based Employment Tribunal found that under the Uber business model, two drivers were workers, not self-employed contractors, and were therefore entitled to national minimum wage and paid holiday.


Additional metadata

Keywords
employment status
Actors
Individual worker, Court
Sector
Transportation and storage

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Aslam and Farrar vs Uber Case: 2202550/2015 (Court ruling), Record number 4098, Platform Economy Database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/platformeconomydb/aslam-and-farrar-vs-uber-case-22025502015-95042.