Rome, March 16, 2021 – A turning point in Great Britain. Uber will guarantee to his own 70,000 drivers British the status of employees, in what is a world first for the car with drivers app, which shakes up the digital platform model in the UK. In this way the drivers will be entitled not only to minimum salary, but also at holiday e to pension from tomorrow.
Until now, the drivers were considered self-employed. The decision of the application comes, in fact, after an extensive consultation made by the company with its drivers and follows the verdict of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. On February 19, the highest court in the country ruled that drivers could be considered “employees”, and no longer “independent collaborators”, and therefore benefit from social rights.
From now on, therefore, everything changes for Uber drivers: they will be entitled to paid holidays and will be able to contribute to a pension savings fund, to which the company will contribute. He will also be paid at least the minimum salary, fixed at 8.72 pounds per hour in the UK, but set to rise to £ 8.91 in April. On average, an Uber driver still earns more – £ 17 in London and £ 14 in the rest of the country. Not only. The workers will keep the flexibility in their working conditions, that is, they will work with Uber whenever they want.
However, UK Uber drivers already enjoy some benefits, such as free access to thehealth insurance or the parental leave. It now remains to be seen whether the important innovation introduced by the platform will lead the way to other apps, and not just in the UK.
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