A LANDMARK workers’ rights case against London cab firm Addison Lee will reach an employment tribunal after seven years next month.

Three drivers, all GMB union members, will seek a decision about how much compensation they are owed in their fight for fair treatment and compensation at a hearing on March 18.

Claimant Mark Morahan said he has a terminal illness after long hours working for the firm and “the continued attempts to delay this case by Addison Lee have not helped my declining health.”

Hundreds of other drivers with similar claims against the firm to be classed as workers rather than self-employed contractors will have their cases heard later in the year, GMB said.

An employment appeal tribunal and the Court of Appeal have entitled drivers to essential employment rights — but Addison Lee has refused to compensate drivers for lost wages and benefits, said a spokesman for the union, which is bringing the case alongside Leigh Day solicitors.

Addison Lee was contacted for comment.