DEMONSTRATORS gathered outside the Uber headquarters in London today to protest at the gig-economy taxi firm’s dismissal of more than 200 drivers and couriers this year.

Members and supporters of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) demanded the reinstatement of unfairly sacked colleagues and a transparent termination process that incorporates workers’ basic rights to a hearing, union representation and to appeal against decisions.

The union also raised concerns over the disproportionate impact of automated ID checks on black, Asian and minority ethnic workers, many of whom have reported being ditched after years of service to the firm because its app failed to recognise their faces.