Uber Appeals 'Perverse' Driver-Pay Decision by British Judges
- Two Uber drivers sued company in London over pay, treatment
- Uber lawyer compares ride-share company to a minicab service
Why London Has Banned Uber
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Uber Technologies Inc.’s global legal battles returned to a London court, as the ride-sharing company continued to fight attempts by regulators and taxi drivers to force it to pay overtime and vacation pay.
The San Francisco-based company is appealing an October decision by a three-judge tribunal that gave U.K. drivers the right to more benefits, threatening how firms treat workers in the country’s burgeoning gig economy. Uber called the ruling “perverse,” saying the drivers didn’t have contracts and so shouldn’t get benefits of full-time employees.