Health & Safety Matters
Action over Uber
The GMB general union is to take legal action on behalf of its members driving for Uber, on the grounds that the online car hire company is breaching its duties to provide them with basic rights on pay, holidays, health and safety and on discipline and grievances.
The union is contesting the Uber assertion that drivers are “partners” and therefore not entitled to a series of employment rights.
The GMB says that Uber should ensure that its drivers are paid the National Minimum Wage; receive their statutory entitlement to paid holiday; take rest breaks and work a maximum number of hours per week; and should adhere to legal standards on discipline and grievances.