costly to you? we are not expecting to rise prices and we want to remain price competitive. so will this come out of the driver s income instead? where is that money going to come from? 0ur expectation is that we can grow the business by treating drivers well, bringing drivers onto the platform, and also by growing with cities as they unlock. i wish they had done this five few years ago, i wish they had listened then, but they are listening now, and this is a tremendous victory for people in this country. this decision could have big implications across the gig economy. uber is probably the most well known and the biggest player in the gig economy and others will be looking closely at this and thinking, after six years of litigation, uber had to give in to the inevitable and agree that their drivers were workers, so we probably need to do the same. this move is a fundamental change, one which will be closely watched around the world.
drivers will still be able to work where and when they want. the company s minimum wage only applies once a driver accepts a ride. are passengers going to see their fares rise, because this will be costly to you? so we re not expecting to raise prices at the current time. we absolutely want to remain price competitive. so is this going to come out of the drivers income instead? where is that money going to come from? our expectation is actually we can grow the business by treating drivers well, bringing drivers onto the platform, and also, by growing with cities as they unlock. one drivers union was pleased. i wish they d had done those five years ago. i wish they d had it listened then. however, they appear to be listening now. and this is a tremendous victory for working people in this country. this decision could have implications across the gig economy. uber is probably the most well known and potentially the biggest player in the gig economy. and other operators will be looking
remain on probation or parole are now eligible to vote. republican-controlled legislatures across the country are moving to clamp down on ballot access. a remarkable rescue by idaho state police. a couple and their two dogs saved after their pickup truck plunged off a bridge and was dangling nose down over the side. police say safety chains kept it from falling into a gorge. emergency crews were able to repel down, attach a harness and carry everyone to safety. talk about hanging on by a thread. look at that. all right. uber will reclassify drivers in the uk as workers rather than independent contractors. the move means 70,000 drivers will receive benefits including a minimum wage, vacation pay and access to a pension plan. britain s supreme court ruled last month that uber drivers are entitled to greater protections. british labor rules offer a middle ground between freelancers and full-time employees that doesn t exist in other countries so it s not clear if uber will follow su
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and holiday pay. the ride hailing app which connects drivers with passengers, uber has always claimed it is an intermediary, but that was rejected by the supreme court. uber say this judgment only applies to the drivers that first brought the case in 2016, not to every uber driver in the country because, uber say, they have made changes since then. some drivers and lawyers would disagree. today the court set out the reasons why it thought these drivers why it thought these uber drivers were workers which include the fact that uber set the pay and contracts without any say from the drivers. how today s verdict will affect the drivers today and other workers will be the subject of future court cases. other companies in the gig economy may already be working out what this might mean for them. they will have to look at their business model. if they think they can continue with this self employed model, it is quite clear that the judiciary isn t afraid to intervene in this, to find that the