Uber technologies had outspread its enterprise in several countries aiding assorted facilities ride-hailing, freight transportation, courier services, food delivery and carton delivery. Uber also endeavor some cool features to the customers like car, bike and scooter rentals connecting with them through the uber application. Uber app allows drivers and riders to connect easily for a quick ride. This magnificent feature aisled an opportunity for drivers to get employed under a prodigious enterprise.
Uber drivers can fetch a ride by accepting the ride request through the mobile app. Currently, more than 70,000 drivers are working under this firm in the U.K who are reportedly finding issues in getting proper wages. Union leaders of the driver association filed a case that is handled by the supreme court for over five years. After striving hard these years Uber lost its appeal and claims to offer holiday pay of 12.0% and pension plans yet with the minimum wage. Drivers after accepting the trip request their expenses will be allotted and also they can earn more along with base pay.
This 12% holiday pay will be credited every fortnightly and driver with long term working years will be enrolled in pension plans where both driver and company will pay into.
Uber remains firmly in their point of not hiking the minimum wages though they lost in the last two appeals. This paid holidays and pension plan would benefit in some way for their hurdles.
Uber has reported that; drivers are self-employed not workers but the supreme court had rejected their appeal by announcing drivers are considered to be the workers. Of all these years Uber was struggling to state their drivers in the self-employed category which has been cancelled by the court. Drivers were very glad in the court’s statement since they are fighting hard all these five years for their hike and profitable salary plan. Drivers can work with a flexible pay and holiday calendar stated by the supreme court.
Pay for the ride will be calculated basis on drivers accessing app duration log on and log off. The Court decision also commences that calculating the minimum wage will not be based on company decision. It should be a collective agreement of notable authorities. Though the drivers are happy about succeeding in the case, their base pay will not be sufficient; concludes driver union.
Court has already regulated to hike wages of San Francisco based Uber drivers who are hustling hard to boost the profits. The Company is facing a gig economy crisis and also sought in revoking the license.
Some other companies which operate like Uber will also come under these regulations as they also should concentrate on revising the basic pay and other financial plans for the workers. Uber is one of the giant private hire company, which works with thousands of drivers they should revise the salary plans to benefit the workers. These regulations will bring a massive change in the business model that can be updated in the forthcoming days. This legal battle might affect the company economy crisis but will succeed and work in a rigid way to bring up their growth status.