Uber loses landmark workers’ rights case in UK Supreme Court

The UK's Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed, in a landmark case that could have huge implications for the ‘gig economy’.

The decision could mean thousands of Uber drivers will now be entitled to the minimum wage and holiday pay, and is the culmination of a lengthy legal battle which started in 2016.

James Farrar, Co-lead claimant and General Secretary of the App Drivers and Couriers Union, said: “This ruling will fundamentally reorder the gig economy and bring an end to rife exploitation of workers by means of algorithmic and contract trickery. Uber drivers are cruelly sold a false dream of endless flexibility and entrepreneur...