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| Do you work as a driver for Uber? Share your experiences | Do you work as a driver for Uber? Share your experiences |
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| Uber is facing a growing number of legal challenges to the treatment of its drivers around the world. Earlier this year in the US the company paid out $100 million to settle a class-action law suit. The case could have forced Uber to recognise its drivers as employees and entitled them to social security, unemployment insurance and worker’s compensation. | Uber is facing a growing number of legal challenges to the treatment of its drivers around the world. Earlier this year in the US the company paid out $100 million to settle a class-action law suit. The case could have forced Uber to recognise its drivers as employees and entitled them to social security, unemployment insurance and worker’s compensation. |
| Related: Uber lawsuits timeline: company ordered to pay out $161.9m since 2009 | |
| Now in the UK the company is facing a legal challenge from drivers who say that they should be recognised officially as workers, as calls grow for new rights for the UK’s large number of self-employed individuals. This could pave the way for Uber drivers to be entitled to holiday benefits and the national living wage. | Now in the UK the company is facing a legal challenge from drivers who say that they should be recognised officially as workers, as calls grow for new rights for the UK’s large number of self-employed individuals. This could pave the way for Uber drivers to be entitled to holiday benefits and the national living wage. |
| In a tribunal hearing described as “the case of the year in UK employment law”, lawyers working for a group of Uber drivers will argue that the terms and conditions of their work with the company mean that they are not technically self-employed and should be entitled to a range of benefits that they currently do not receive. | In a tribunal hearing described as “the case of the year in UK employment law”, lawyers working for a group of Uber drivers will argue that the terms and conditions of their work with the company mean that they are not technically self-employed and should be entitled to a range of benefits that they currently do not receive. |
| If you work as a driver for Uber anywhere in the world we’d like to hear from you. What has your experience been like with the company? Do you earn as much as you expected each week, or are there hidden costs? Do you feel that you should have workers’ rights? | If you work as a driver for Uber anywhere in the world we’d like to hear from you. What has your experience been like with the company? Do you earn as much as you expected each week, or are there hidden costs? Do you feel that you should have workers’ rights? |
| You can share your experiences with us (anonymously if you wish) by filling in the form below. We’ll include some of your responses in our reporting. | You can share your experiences with us (anonymously if you wish) by filling in the form below. We’ll include some of your responses in our reporting. |