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TRADE UNIONS hailed the “end of the road for bogus self-employment” today after Uber finally accepted it would have to pay its drivers the minimum wage and provide holiday and pensions.
The ride-hailing giant announced that, as of today, more than 70,000 drivers will be treated as workers under British employment law.
In an email sent out to its customers, Uber said: “Uber drivers in the UK will be paid holiday time, automatically enrolled into a pension plan, and guaranteed to earn at least the National Living Wage.”
The unions are unhappy with the Employment Rights Act 2025 and with good reason. KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC take a close look at why the Bill promised more than it delivered
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC