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BRIGHTON City Council is facing a lawsuit over its decision to grant Uber a “blank cheque” to continue operating.
The cab-hailing app’s licence to operate in the East Sussex seaside town had been extended for six months, the local authority announced yesterday.
But general union GMB, which won an employment tribunal case seeking workers’ rights for Uber drivers last month, said the decision was “deeply disappointing.”
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