Uber Drivers Declared Workers, Not Independent Contractors, in the U.K.

The gig economy in the U.K. was upended on Friday after a group of former drivers for Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) were deemed workers, not independent contractors, by the British Supreme Court. 

While Uber says the ruling applies only to the drivers who sued the company, not its other drivers, and also does not apply to those driving for Uber Eats, labor activists see the decision as a precedent to apply to other gig economy companies.

The case now returns to the U.K.'s Employment Tribunal to determine how much compensation the plaintiffs are entitled to receive.

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