US EditionSupreme Court Rules Uber Drivers Are Employees
The ruling entitles Uber drivers to employment benefits, with potential compensation exceeding $100,000 per driver, according to Workers First Union estimates.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court of New Zealand unanimously threw out Uber's appeal after earlier Employment Court and Court of Appeal rulings favored a group of four Uber drivers.
- The four Uber drivers argued they should be employees entitled to minimum wage, annual leave and holiday pay, citing Uber's role in fares and trip management.
- After the ruling, Workers First Union celebrated and said it will press for driver compensation, while Anita Rosentreter urged Minister Brooke van Velden to reflect, saying it hasn't been easy but was worth it.
- Upwards of 100,000 per driver could be at stake, the Workers First Union says as it recalculates Uber's potential liabilities, while Emma Foley said the ruling applies to only four drivers and operations continue.
- Politically, the ruling prompts Rosentreter to urge Minister Brooke van Velden to axe the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, while Nureddin Abdurahman called it a relief and vindication.
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New Zealand’s top court rules that Uber drivers are employees
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s highest court sided on Monday with a lower court’s ruling that drivers of Uber who brought a case against the rideshare company should be treated as employees, a decision that could pave the way for collective bargaining. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Uber’s appeal of a 2022 ruling by the Employment Court, which had said four Uber drivers were employees of the business rather than con…
Greens To Protect Employee Status Of Uber Drivers
“A Green Government will honour the Supreme Court ruling and protect uber drivers from any legislation that seeks to take their employee status,” says the Green Party’s Workplace Relations & Safety spokesperson Teanau Tuiono.
Supreme Court rejects Uber appeal on driver employee status
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed Uber’s latest appeal, reaffirming earlier rulings that four New Zealand drivers were effectively employees rather than contractors. The court found that riders contract with Uber—not individual drivers—highlighting the company’s control over fares, transactions, and dispute resolution. Worker advocates celebrated the decision and urged Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden to drop her proposed…
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