Supreme Court justices are analysing the latest round of a legal fight over whether Uber drivers should be classed as workers. An employment tribunal ruled in 2016 that Uber drivers were workers, and were entitled to workers’ rights. Lawyers representing Uber operating companies on Tuesday told Supreme Court justices that the employment tribunal ruling was wrong. “It refers to its drivers who transport the passengers as ‘Uber drivers’, i.e. drivers who work for and as part of Uber in providing transport to the public.”A law firm enlisted by the GMB union to represent Uber drivers says drivers will be entitled to compensation for lost pay if Uber loses in the Supreme Court.

Source: The Herald July 21, 2020 14:15 UTC