Uber said it would reclassify more than 70,000 drivers as ‘workers’ who will receive a minimum wage, vacation pay and access to a pension plan. The decision, Uber said, is the first time the company has agreed to classify its drivers in this way, and it comes in response to a landmark Supreme Court decision last month that said Uber drivers were entitled to more protections. The decision represents a shift for Uber, though the move was made easier by labour rules that offer a middle ground between freelancers and full employees that doesn’t exist in other countries.
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