Uber said it is granting worker status to its UK drivers,
entitling them to the minimum wage, holiday pay and other benefits.
The UK will be the first country in the world where Uber will have this business model.
The firm didn’t specify how much the reclassification will cost, but said it doesn’t expect to change its earnings forecast for the quarter or the year.
Uber will reclassify all 70 000 of its UK drivers as workers, entitling them to the minimum wage, vacation pay and other benefits after a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court last month.
The ride-hailing app’s drivers will receive at least the national living wage of $12.11 (just over R250) per hour starting Wednesday. This will be the minimum drivers can earn, in what Uber described as an “earnings floor, not an earnings ceiling.”
Uber otorgará prestaciones a conductores en Reino Unido
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