Uber UK Accused of Undermining Court Ruling on Worker Rights November 23, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Nine months after the UK Supreme Court made a crucial decision that effectively forced Uber Technologies Inc. to provide worker...
Uber Reclassifies 70,000 UK Drivers as Workers – Providing Minimum Wage, Benefits March 17, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Uber Technologies Inc. will reclassify all 70,000 of its UK drivers as workers, entitling them to the minimum wage, vacation...
Uber’s UK Court Loss Likely to Trigger More Complaints from Gig Workers Across Europe February 22, 2021 By Ellen Milligan, Amy Thomson and Natalia Drozdiak Uber Technologies Inc.’s defeat in a UK legal battle over the way it treats its drivers is set to trigger...
UK Court Rules Uber Drivers Should Be Classed as Workers, in Blow to Business Model February 19, 2021 By Costas Pitas LONDON – A group of Uber drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage, Britain’s Supreme Court...
Update: Uber Braces for UK Legal Battles that Could End Its Reign in London July 21, 2020 By Ellen Milligan Uber Technologies Inc. is bracing for a long summer of legal battles that could see the end of its reign...
UK Court Rules Contractor Entitled to Employment Rights in Test Case for Gig Economy June 18, 2018 By Danica Kirka A London plumber who claimed he was unfairly dismissed after years of working as a contractor won a court ruling...
Uber Faces Biggest Challenge to European Plans in Region’s Top Court May 12, 2017 By Julia Fioretti and Michele Sinner Uber faces the biggest challenge yet to its European roll-out after the region’s top court was advised to rule that...
UK Uber Drivers Can Now Buy Injury & Illness Insurance April 28, 2017 By Adam Satariano Uber Technologies Inc. will begin offering U.K. drivers the ability to buy injury and illness insurance, a step to provide...
Uber Faces Hike in London License Fees, in Latest Blow for Ride-Hailing Firm April 21, 2017 Taxi app Uber could face an increase in operator license fees in London under proposed changes by the city’s transport...
Singapore Tightens Rules for Sharing Economy that Could Disrupt Asia Ambitions February 27, 2017 By Fathin Ungku and Jeremy Wagstaff Singapore, a keen early adopter of the sharing economy, has fired a warning shot across the bow of Airbnb and...