the prime minister asked people to start working from home where they could we look at the impact on the climate. coming up, an independent review into the historical sexual abuse of aspiring young football players by paedophile coaches will be published this lunchtime. we ll ask one survivor what he hopes will come out of it. more than 70,000 uber drivers across the uk will start getting the minimum legal wage from today along with paid holiday and pension rights. it follows a ruling in the uk supreme court which could have a big impact on the gig economy for freelance workers. the ride hailing app giant said all drivers would earn at least the national living wage, which rises to £8.91 next month. uber has told the bbc it did not expect the change in drivers conditions to mean higherfares. union leaders and employment experts say the move will have far reaching consequences for the gig economy. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it was the company
we ve got a get much smarter, we have to use every tool in the box, especially digital trade unionism to reach young workers. because again, it s symptomatic of what s happening in the areas where they are concentrated, hospitality, high turnover, low pay, insecure contracts. and the gig economy as many people call it, to be honest, some young people say suits their lifestyle. and you as a movement seem to be so adamant that it doesn t serve the interests of workers and maybe some young people aren t so sure. i disagree with you. look at the agreement we just reached with uber. platform employer, we ve shown that unions can make those breakthroughs, can organise workers and deal in a mature way with those employers but make sure that we are driving up labour standards. interesting. you ve got an agreement with uber. and more to come. can you wield leverage even with the biggest new tech companies, i m thinking
young workers. because again, it s symptomatic of what s happening in the areas where they are concentrated, hospitality, high turnover, low pay, insecure contracts. but the gig economy as many people call it, to be honest, some young people say suits their lifestyle. and you as a movement seem to be so adamant that it doesn t serve the interests of workers and maybe some young people aren t so sure. i disagree. look at the agreement we just reached with uber. platform employer, we shown that unions can make those breakthroughs, can organise workers and deal in a mature way with those employers but make sure that we are driving up labour standards. interesting. you ve got an agreement with uber. can you wield leverage
young people work. you are losing the next generation of workers from your movement. absolutely. we ve got a get much smarter, with the use every tool in the box, especially digital trade unionism to reach young workers. because again, it s symptomatic of what s happening in the areas where they are concentrated, hospitality, high turnover, low pay, insecure contracts. and the gig economy as many people call it, to be honest, some young people say suits their lifestyle. and you as a movement seem to be so adamant that it doesn t serve the interests of workers and maybe some young people aren t so sure. i disagree with you. look at the agreement we just reached with uber. platform employer, we ve shown that unions can make those breakthroughs, can organise workers and deal in a mature way with those employers but make sure that we are driving up labour standards.
smarter, with the use every tool in the box, especially digital trade unionism to reach young workers. because again, it s symptomatic of what s happening in the areas where they are concentrated, hospitality, high turnover, low pay, insecure contracts. but the gig economy as many people call it, to be honest, some young people say suits their lifestyle. and you as a movement seem to be so adamant that it doesn t serve the interests of workers and maybe saying young people are so sure. i disagree. look at the agreement we just reached with uber. platform employer, we shown that unions can make those breakthroughs, can organise workers and deal in a mature way with those employers but make sure that we are driving up labour standards. interesting. you ve got an agreement. can you wield leverage