Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Criticism is growing – another indictment against Uber – Business Week

Taxi Challenger Uber is popular among its customers but hated by both unions and competitors. Criticism of the company is growing and now has another lawsuit rolled in.

Nättaxitjänsten Uber has been the subject of a lawsuit in Britain regarding how the company treats their drivers. It reports The Telegraph.

Britain’s trade union GMB argues that Uber neglect of fundamental rättighetna of workers by not ensuring that drivers get the minimum wage or receives a sufficient number of vacation days, and has now taken legal action.

READ ALSO: Taxi Association: “Uber does not contribute anything new”

Uber has received criticism in a number of markets, mainly due to nättaxitjänsten insist that drivers are independent contractors rather than employees. Recently, the company lost a similar prosecution in California, where the Court held that a Uberförare would be classified as an employee.

Uber has appealed the ruling, and therefore have not had to make any changes to its business model yet.

READ ALSO: Setback in Brussels Uber

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