Definitely, Uber surprises.
When the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom had reclassified its drivers on February 22 as "workers", a status of quasi-employees, the king of the VTC had minimized the scope of this decision.
The stop
"concerns a small number of drivers who used the app in 2016",
explained a spokesperson for the group.
We then understood that the platform would do everything to prevent its drivers from benefiting from this status.
On Tuesday night, Uber changed hands.
The company listed on Wall Street has decided to apply this stop on Wednesday to its 70,000 drivers in the United Kingdom.
“Uber drivers will have a minimum wage, paid vacation and a retirement pension,”
said Jamie Heywood, group general manager for Northern and Eastern Europe.
Thus, they will be guaranteed to earn 8.72 pounds (10.17 euros) per hour.
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A revolution, because it is the first country where Uber grants so many advantages to its partners.
Where he questions the dogma according to which his drivers are
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