Uber has suffered a legal setback in Britain today. A British employment tribunal has ruled that Uber drivers are employees, not independent contractors, as the service claims. The ruling that tests the limits of the so-called “gig economy,” in which companies rely on individual to work as self-employed contractors without safety nets. Uber maintains it is a technology company that links self-employed drivers with people who need rides.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/10/28/uber-awaits-major-tribunal-decision-over-drivers-working-rights/
