Uber loses third battle over drivers' pension rights

James Phillips
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Uber drivers have had their pension rights confirmed once more after the Court of Appeal ruled they should be classed as workers and entitled to associated rights.

In the judgment handed down yesterday (19 December), two of three judges rejected the private taxi firm's appeal against two earlier rulings that its drivers should be considered self-employed. ...

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