Uber grants UK drivers worker status in world first

London (AFP) March 17, 2021

Uber on Tuesday said it is granting its UK drivers worker status, with benefits including a minimum wage - a world first for the US ride-hailing giant. Weeks after a top court ruling that could shake up Britain's wider "gig economy" of 5.5 million people, Uber said its drivers would also get holiday pay and a pension. It is a massive change in the business model of a company that had ar