Former Uber drives James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam spearheaded a battle that began six fyears ago to grant Uber drivers worker status.
The ride-hailing app
giant said drivers would earn at least the UK's National Living Wage, paid to
the over-25s, of £8.72 an hour.
It comes one month
after the US firm lost a legal battle in the UK, begun in 2016, over drivers'
status.
Uber told the BBC it
did not expect the change in drivers' conditions to mean higher fares.
Union leaders and
employment experts said Uber's move would have far reaching consequences for
the gig economy. Bates Wells lawyer Rachel Mathieson, who represented Uber
drivers fighting for worker rights, called it "a very significant
milestone"…….
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