European Gig Workers Hail ‘Landmark’ Directive to Make Them Employees December 9, 2021 By Jillian Deutsch and Ivan Levingston Millions of platform workers in Europe could be on their way to being designated as employees, a move that labor...
Uber Pledges to Fight UK Court Decision that Drivers Should Be Treated as Workers December 27, 2018 By Danica Kirka Uber pledged [on Dec. 19] to challenge a U.K. Court of Appeal decision that drivers should be classed as workers...
Uber Court Case in London Could Determine Future of UK’s Gig Economy October 30, 2018 By Kaye Wiggins and Nate Lanxon Just months after Uber Technologies Inc. persuaded a London judge to allow it to keep operating in the city, the...
Uber Granted 15-Month License to Keep Operating in London June 26, 2018 By Jeremy Hodges and Jonathan Browning Uber Technologies Inc. was given an 15-month license to operate in London by a judge after the ride-sharing service worked...
Uber Girds for Court Battle to Continue Operating in London June 25, 2018 By Nate Lanxon and Kaye Wiggins In a TV ad currently airing in the U.K., a young woman leaves a bar alone and prepares to step...
Uber Expands Health Insurance Benefit to Drivers in 21 European Countries May 24, 2018 By Mathieu Rosemain and Gwénaëlle Barzic Uber plans to offer all its European drivers an upgraded version of the health insurance it already provides in France...
EU Court Rules Uber Should Be Regulated as Transport Firm, Not an App December 20, 2017 By Stephanie Bodoni and Adam Satariano Uber Technologies Inc. suffered a defeat when the European Union’s top court ruled its ride-hailing service should be regulated as...
Is Uber an App or Transport Firm? EU’s Top Court to Rule This Week December 18, 2017 By Julia Fioretti A debate in Europe over whether ride-hailing app Uber is merely a digital company or one providing transport services will...
Uber’s Food-Delivery Business to Provide Insurance for Couriers in Europe December 15, 2017 By Julia Fioretti Uber’s food-delivery business will begin offering an insurance package to its couriers in Europe, a move to address the conditions...
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...