Ubers Licence Revoked

This morning Transport for London (TfL) bowed to public pressure and revoked Uber’s license to operate in the capital.

This is a huge victory for workers’ rights and passenger safety.

Uber has been granted the right to appeal against an Employment Tribunal ruling that found that the organisation’s drivers are employed as workers and are entitled to the national minimum wage and holiday pay.

The appeal will be heard at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in London on 27 and 28 September 2017.

The appeal relates to the ruling released by the London Central Employment Tribunal on 28 October 2016 following the preliminary hearing of the Aslam and Farra v Uber case. In this case, the drivers contended that they were workers rather than self-employed contractors, and that they were therefore entitled to workers’ rights such as the national minimum wage and holiday pay.

The Employment Tribunal found that the drivers were employed as workers within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act, National Minimum Wage Act, and the working time regulations. The tribunal also found that the claimants were engaged in unmeasured work for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Regulations, and that their working time should be calculated in accordance with the working time regulations.

Information courtesy of the TUC.