The ruling paves the way for Uber drivers to get benefits such as paid holidays and the minimum wage, handing defeat to the ride-hailing giant in the culmination of a long-running legal battle. Uber drivers are currently treated as self-employed, meaning that by law they are only afforded minimal protections, a status the Silicon Valley-based company sought to maintain in a long-running legal tussle. The Supreme Court's seven judges unanimously rejected Uber's appeal against an employment tribunal ruling, which found that two Uber drivers were "workers" under British law. Uber said some features cited in the ruling no longer exist, noting that since 2017 drivers face no repercussion for rejecting multiple consecutive trips. Uber had argued that drivers were only working when they were making a journey with a paying passenger.

Source: CBC News February 19, 2021 13:30 UTC