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Drivers are not vulnerable workers, says Uber

Ride-sharing giant has kicked off its case against a 2022 decision to allow its contractors to be reclassified as employees, saying it contained ‘several errors of law’.

Union supporters demonstrate outside the Court of Appeal as Uber tries to get the finding that drivers are employees thrown out.

Dita De Boni Tue, 19 Mar 2024

The lawyer representing Uber in a Court of Appeal case that started this morning suggested the judge that originally found four Uber contractors could be reclassified as employees had relied too much on considering the drivers vulnerable and in need of worker protections.

The original 2022 decision,

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Dita De Boni Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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