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Uber drivers win ‘historic’ gig-economy ruling
Supreme Court confirms company's drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors
Uber drivers with Yaseen Aslam (second right) outside the Supreme Court, London, after Supreme Court justices ruled against Uber operating companies and concluded that drivers should be classed as workers, not independent third-party contractors
TENS OF THOUSANDS of Uber private-hire drivers are in line for substantial compensation after the Supreme Court finally confirmed they are workers, not self-employed contractors.
Today’s unanimous decision by six judges — the fourth ruling against Uber in as many years — means the app’s drivers are entitled to holiday pay, a guaranteed minimum wage and breaks.
But it also has major implications for workers across the gig economy who have been forced to accept bogus self-employed status.
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