Uber drivers could get thousands in compensation after court rules they are 'workers' in landmark ruling for gig economy
Uber operating companies, saying that drivers should be classed as workers, at a Supreme Court ruling this morning. Uber operating companies, who argued that drivers were contractors and not workers, launched a final appeal after losing three earlier rounds of the fight.The firm will not be able to appeal the ruling again and lawyers said the result will have huge implications for others working in the gig economy.Justices unanimously dismissed Uber’s appeal with Justice Lord Leggatt saying: “I think it clear that the employment tribunal was entitled to find that the claimant drivers were ‘workers’.” Uber could end up paying thousands to drivers in compensation.